chateau lynch bages 5eme cru classe pauillac

Château Lynch Bages

Château Lynch Bages, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2014

Name: Château Lynch Bages, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Lynch Bages
Price: 1871.77 GBP

97/100

Inside Bordeaux

92/100

Vinous

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2014
1x15L
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£1,871.77

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Last year the Fiche technique from Lynch Bages was titled 'Earth, Wind & Fire' an easy enough reference for us to understand. This year we have the rather more cryptic 'On ira'. Sadly we don't have the foggiest idea what they are talking about - our knowledge of French pop starts and finishes with 'Joe le Taxi'. If anyone can fathom a connection, please let us know. Shrouded initially, this does eventually open up to reveal a classical bouquet of flowers, crème de cassis, spice and graphite. There is lots of phenolic character and gorgeous intense blackcurrant fruit on the palate. This not a heavyweight Lynch Bages, yet there is ample fruit and an almost medicinal mouth coating texture. The tannins are large-scale and there is a touch of austerity on the finish, but we think this deserves the benefit of doubt given Jean Charles' impeccable record.

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Critic Reviews

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2014 Lynch-Bages is just a little meager on the nose, well-defined but lacking presence and fruit intensity and a bit dusty by comparison. It could be a question of not having enough time, a tiny amount of stage fright perhaps? The palate is better with pleasant tart red cherries mingling with blackberry, cedar and mint. There is a fine spicy component towards the finish as it gently fans out. Conservative, not necessarily elegant, yet with classic charm. Tasted at the Lynch-Bages vertical at the château.

drinking window 2021 - 2032

date of review 07/2023

97/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Inky plum in colour, you can see this is rich and textured even before going anywhere near the nose, which then displays ripe fruit. Gorgeous quality, a wine that is packed full of graphite, pencil lead, waves of violet, cassis, liqourice, and chewy but well defined tannins. Leaps out of the glass and is clear proof that, when it gets it right, the 2014 vintage equals the 2015 in this northern sector of the Médoc. Good value also compared to the 2015 and 2016 - a must buy for me. 70% new oak, Eric Boissenot consultant.

drinking window 2024 - 2044

date of review 04/2022

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