Wine Advocate 86 / 100 byRobert Parkerthe5/2/2014 The second wine, the 2011 Echo de Lynch Bages displays an impressively saturated ruby/purple color along with a narrow framework and breadth of flavor in the mouth, but attractive black cherry and spice characteristics. Medium-bodied and pleasant, it is best drunk over the next 7-8 years.
Jamessuckling.com 90 / 100 byJames Sucklingthe2/19/2014 A wine with smoke and berry character, and ultra-polished tannins. Full body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. Very tannic. Should soften by 2019.
Wine Spectator 90 / 100 byJames Molesworththe2/11/2014 Features an iron spine that keeps the plum sauce, blackberry and currant fruit in check, with flickers of tobacco and charcoal on the finish. Best from 2015 through 2021.
Le Point 14 / 20 byJacques Dupontthe5/17/2012 Nez fumé, bouche tendue, vive, bien fruitée, le franc et le merlot, qui sont plus présents que d'habitude, donnent un fruité plus exprimé que sur les millésimes précédents. O= 2015 G= 10 ans
The Wine Cellar Insider 84-87 / 100 byJeff Levethe4/27/2012 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc make up the blend. Coffee, blackberry and cassis with a fresh, slightly green, drying finish. 84-87 Pts
Wine Advocate 86-88 / 100 byNeal Martinthe4/27/2012 The Echo de Lynch Bages has the highest Merlot ever at 41% of the blend as the yields were higher and as Jean-Charles said, it just ended up that way. It has a precocious nose with espresso-tinged black fruit with a hint of brine that become more prominent with aeration. The palate is well balanced with rather brusque, chalky tannins. Very linear at the moment with a citric thread of acidity towards the finish. Fine. Tasted April 2012
Wine Spectator 90-93 / 100 byJames Molesworththe4/10/2012 Very ripe and pure, with beautiful, caressing cassis and succulent plum flavors gliding over well-embedded structure. The long, iron-tinged finish is youthfully pure and very refined.—J.M.
Jamessuckling.com 88-89 / 100 byJames Sucklingthe4/1/2012 Shows mineral and cassis character with hints of mint. Medium to full body, with fine tannins and a fresh finish. A little hollow in the mid-palate. Second wine of Lynch.