Echo de Lynch Bages - Pauillac 2021

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

Lots of Lynch character to this wine, with a full body and blackcurrant, dark-chocolate, tar and lean-pencil character. Full and flavorful. Solid center-palate. Second wine. Nicely put together. 56% merlot and 44% cabernet sauvignon.

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/2/2022

The second wine of Château Lynch-Bages, the 2021 Echo De Lynch-Bages is well worth seeking out and matches many a Grand Vin out there. Giving up lots of red and black fruits, chocolate, and tobacco notes, it's medium-bodied, has good concentration, a ripe, mouth-filling texture, and a great finish. For a second wine, the tannins are incredibly polished and fine.

The Wine Cellar Insider

87-89 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

Medium-bodied, juicy, sweet and fresh, the wine is forward, round, soft and fruity, making it perfect for early drinking pleasure. Drink from 2023-2031. 87-89

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

90 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

A little more angularity to the tannins than the Ormes de Pez, a little more serious overall, very much in the Pauillac spirit. This gets better as it opens, it has good balance and plenty of freshness, 11% new oak, rest one year old. 3.7ph.

Vinous

87-89 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 Echo de Lynch-Bages has a clean and pure bouquet, blackberry and bilberry fruit, a subtle marine/estuarine influence in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins on the entry, moderate weight and depth, gentle grip with a touch of graphite on the finish. It needs to knit together during barrel maturation, and I have little doubt that it will. 13.1% alcohol.

Vinous

89-91 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 Echo Lynch Bages is a dark brooding wine in this vintage. There is a good deal of depth, but also some rough edges that need polishing. Echo is neither finessed nor charming today, but that is what élevage is for.

Anthocyanes

89-91 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Assemblages réalisés. Lilas, mure, cassis, légèrement boisé et fumé. Bouche droite, tendue, légèrement tannique avec un bel équilibre de bouche. Aérien et long.

Wine Advocate

87-88 / 100

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

Offering up aromas of minty cassis and blackberries mingled with loamy soil, the 2021 Echo de Lynch-Bages is a medium to full-bodied, lively and charming wine that's nicely balanced, but not especially deep or penetrating.