Chateau Lynch Bages 2019

The 2019 Lynch Bages is incredibly concentrated, but also perfectly structured and with the attractive flavor profile that makes this chateau so popular. Cassis, mint, cedar and tobacco are not atypical of Pauillac but Lynch Bages brings it to the palate in a juicy, lush way that is never trivial though thanks to its many layers, depth and complexity.

99 Antonio Galloni vinous.com The 2019 Lynch Bages is every bit as magnificent from bottle as it was from barrel, if not moreso. What a wine! Towering and vertical in its bearing, the 2019 is a total stunner. There is plenty of Lynch Bages charm, but what distinguishes the 2019 most is its spine of tannin and energy. Time in the glass brings out sweet red cherry, plum, blood orange and pomegranate and mint. The 2019 is a great, great Lynch Bages. It reminds me of the epic 1989 but with the youtful grip of the vintage. A towering Pauillyc, the 2019 Lynch Bages will make a great addition to any cellar.

100 Jeb Dunnuck The 2019 Château Lynch-Bages is stunningly good, and it's going to be interesting to compare this to the 2018 over the coming decades. Based on 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, brought up in 75% new French oak, its dense purple hue is followed by an incredible bouquet of pure crème de cassis, freshly sharpened cedar pencil, spring flowers, smoke, and graphite, with an almost liqueur of rocks-like minerality. A massive, incredibly concentrated Lynch-Bages, Jean-Charles has hit a home run in the vintage, and this sensational wine has building, perfect tannins, insane purity, and a finish that won't quit. It has the purity, finesse, balance, and depth to offer pleasure not only today but to evolve for 40 to 50 years. Smart money will hide these for a good 7-8 years, but wow, what a wine. Bravo. 100/100