chateau lynch bages 5eme cru classe pauillac

Château Lynch Bages

Château Lynch Bages, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2024

Name: Château Lynch Bages, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Lynch Bages
Price: 540 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

91-93/100

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2024
12x37.5cl
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£375.00
2024
6x75cl
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£360.00
2024
3x1.5L
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£370.00
2024
1x3L
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£285.00
2024
1x6L
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£540.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Lynch Bages’ ode to 2024 was “ain’t no mountain high enough”. Whatever challenges the growing season threw at them, they overcame those trials “thanks to their resilience and perseverance”. The result is superb, but alas it came at a price, this is the smallest crop since 1991. The 2024 Lynch opens with floral aromas of lavender and rose hip. A deep core of black fruit coats the palate, accompanied by generous notes of cherry and chocolate, alongside ground coffee, a touch of salt, and graphite. There’s admirable concentration here supported by a fine structure of tannins. Long, harmonious, and genteel – a very handsome wine that promises to evolve beautifully with time in the cellar.",

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Critic Reviews

91-93/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2024 Lynch-Bages was cropped at just under 30 hl/ha and aged in 75% new oak for a planned 18 months. It has some initial reduction that is shaken off after several minutes. Very pure blackberry and blueberry fruit emerges with hints of melted tar and graphite, and iodine eventually lends more complexity. The palate is medium-bodied and quite focused with grippy tannins that are impressive for their fineness. The 2024 possesses palpable <em>mineralité</em> and a poised finish. Though this does not touch the skyscraping heights that have been achieved in recent years, it is a "capable" Lynch-Bages that might warrant two or three years in the cellar and drink well for up to 15 years or possibly longer.

drinking window 2030 - 2048

date of review 05/2025

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Ruby with violet edging, opens to show chalk and slate tannins, giving a sense of restraint and grip, this is savoury and juicy with plenty of cassis fruits, delivers Pauillac consistency in an inconsistent vintage, and also it is just rather delicious. 75% new oak. 3.67 pH,

drinking window 2030 - 2045

date of review 04/2025

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