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Lynch Bages 1999

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Pauillac
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon/Merlot

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Tasting Notes

A charming, lush, round, generous Lynch Bages, the 1999 offers plenty of sweet black currant fruit, damp earth, licorice, cedarwood and spicy herb-like characteristics. Medium-bodied, savory and broad in the mouth with no hard edges, this fully mature effort is a somewhat underrated vintage for this estate. Enjoy it over the next decade.

90
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (196), August 2011

Berry and tobacco aromas, with hints of spice. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and a fruity finish. Slightly one-dimensional, but a good wine. Not a great Lynch but very good. Best after 2004. 35000 cases made.

James Suckling, Wine Spectator (31/3/2), March 2002

Lots of sweet cassis scent, while on the palate this Lynch Bages is more charming than usual, with mid-weight, high-unction fruit.

Andrew Jefford, Decanter.com (6/2000), June 2000
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90
Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book (4), December 2003
90
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (140), April 2002
90/91
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (134), April 2001

The sexiest, most succulent effort since the hedonistic fruit bomb produced in 1990.

90/93
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (128), April 2000
88/90
James Suckling, Wine Spectator
15/25
Andrew Jefford, Decanter.com (Jun 2000), June 2000
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