Tasting Notes
Vinous 93
The 2009 Lynch-Bages has an intense bouquet which is more forward than Grand Puy Lacoste, albeit without the same complexity. Layers of blackberry, bilberry, brine and a touch of graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannin, slightly lower in acidity than the 2010 Lynch Bages, dense and quite sinewy towards the finish. It might miss the class of its peers but you cannot help but admire the brawn underneath its aristocratic coat. Tasted at BI Wines & Spirits’ Ten Year On tasting.
Anticipated maturity: 2021-2036
Robert Parker 96
The medium to deep garnet colored 2009 Lynch Bages is boldly scented of creme de cassis, blackberry pie and baked plums with chocolate box, incense and underbrush suggestions plus a waft of bay leaves. Medium to full-bodied, taut and well sustained in the mouth, it has a firm, grainy texture and a lively backbone lifting the black fruit core to a nice long finish.
Anticipated maturity: 2019-2044
JancisRobinson.com 17/20
Tasted blind. Dark glowing crimson. Pretty light nose and mild, well-balanced palate. Just a little timid. A tad scrawny on the end. Easy but with some rather underripe notes. A tad underpowered. Hint of malted milk.
Anticipated maturity: 2018-2034