Chateau Lynch Bages 2021 (Subskription)

- 93-95 Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, William Kelley: „The second vintage vinified in the Caze family's new winery, the 2021 Lynch-Bages unwinds in the glass with aromas of minty cassis, sweet berries, loamy soil, black truffle and cigar wrapper, framed by nicely integrated new oak. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and muscular, it's a serious, layered, powerful, youthfully structured wine that will come together beautifully with maturation in barrel.“

- 93 Punkte FALSTAFF, Peter Moser: „Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feines Edelholz, ein Hauch von dunklem Nougat, schwarze Herzkirschen, zarte Nuancen von Lakritze. Komplex, saftig, zart nach Cassis, tragende Tannine, gute Länge und Frische, sicheres Reifepotenzial.“

- 95 Punkte DECANTER, Georgina Hindle: „Sweet blackcurrant fruit on the nose, softly jammy and expressive. You can really feel the ripeness here, grapes got full maturity and this is plush, mouthfilling and plump with chewy tannins - more opulent and perfumed than others also with more power and body. Tannins are mouthfilling and you get the stone minerality and the Cabernet freshness that really takes over giving this a sense of tension and grip. A really characterful and expressive Pauillac where the tannins and acidity perfectly compliment each other with the muscular and concentrated fruit also giving a multi-faceted dimension. 3% Cabernet Sauvignon completes the blend. 3.72pH. Ageing 75% new barrels. Drinking Window 2026 – 2048“

- 19 Punkte Rene Gabriels BORDEAUX TOTAL, Andre Kunz: „(67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, 13.1% vol. Alkohol) Konzentriertes, tiefgründiges, komplexes, dunkles Bouquet, schwarzer Cassis, Pflaumen, Lakritze, Trüffel, Edelhölzer, feine Röstaromen, Korinthen. Konzentrierter, vielschichtiger, kraftvoller Gaumen mit dichter, dunkler, cremiger Frucht, sehr viel feinem Tannin, konzentrierter Struktur, super Aromatik, sehr langer, dichter, voller Abgang mit kräftigen Rückaromen. Kann noch zulegen. 19/20 2030 – 2060“

- 94-96+ Punkte JEB DUNNUCK: „The Grand Vin 2021 Château Lynch-Bages ratchets up everything, offering a rich, powerful, almost full-bodied style as well as gorgeous notes of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, spice, and hints of cassis. It might be the biggest, richest wine in the vintage and has a great mid-palate, impressive density, building tannins, and a great, great finish.“

- 96-97 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: „This is really cool to smell, with lead pencil shavings, iron filings and oyster shells. Blackcurrants, too. Full to medium body with layers of firm tannins, but a dusty and powdery texture, too. Lovely finish. 67% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot, 5% petit verdot and 3% cabernet franc.“