Lynch Moussas - Pauillac 2020

TASTED

88 / 100

byAndreas Larssonthe7/6/2021

Dry wood, some peppery notes, sour cherry and red fruit. Medium weight with a firm tannic backbone, slightly restrained style for long ageing.

La Revue du Vin de France

92-94 / 100

the6/7/2021

Voilà l’une des meilleures expressions du cru qui brille par sa belle densité et sa précision. Un pauillac séduisant et étiré, avec une finale qui se prolonge élégamment.

Le Figaro

92-94 / 100

the6/2/2021

Un nez séducteur de tabac frais, de chocolat et de prunes à l'eau de vie, auréolé d'une petite touche de rose rouge. Une bouche équilibrée et plaisante de baies noires, de cerise et de café.

Vinous

91-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 Lynch-Moussas is a racy, plush Pauillac. Super-ripe red fruit and soft, generous contours give the 2020 its decidedly flamboyant personality. Blood orange, cedar, tobacco and mint open with a bit of time in the glass. Lynch-Moussas remains quite extroverted in feel.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-92 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/28/2021

An incredibly classic Pauillac, the 2020 Château Lynch-Moussas offers medium-bodied aromas and flavors of darker currants, smoked tobacco, lead pencil, and gravelly earth as well as loads of texture, bright tannins, notable balance, and a clean, classy style. It’s not massive, by any means, but given its purity of fruit as well as its tannins, it should easily evolve for two decades.

Vinous

91-93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/27/2021

The 2020 Lynch-Moussas has a well-defined bouquet of blackberry, wild strawberry, cedar and freshly rolled tobacco scents. Like the Batailley, the aromatics display an appealing marine scent. The palate is medium-bodied with a patina of oak to be subsumed on the entry. But it feels cohesive and well defined, delivering good weight and a fresh, slightly peppery, graphite-tinged finish. This is a fine Pauillac and continues Lynch-Moussas’s fine run of form.

Decanter.com

91 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

Rich smoky notes, coffee, mocha, raspberry and black cherry, grilled cedar - a little short on the finish. Tasted several times, and the oak is pretty dominant, it struggles to allow enough gaps through the structure to let the fruit out. A yield of 42hl/ha. 60% new oak

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/21/2021

Tobacco leaf, cedar, spice, cigar box and red berries are just great on the nose. Medium/full-bodied, refined, crisp and juicy, with round tannins, concentration and a firm, fresh, bite of Cabernet Sauvignon and tobacco leaf on the palate that stays with you through the savory finish. Give this 7-8 years in the cellar and enjoy it over the following 2 decades with pleasure. 92-94

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2021

The 2020 Lynch-Moussas is composed of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 28% Merlot, with an alcohol of 13.5%. It is being aged for 12-14 months in French oak barrels, 60% new. Medium to deep purple-black colored, it gives up notes of crushed blackcurrants, fresh blackberries and Bing cherries, with touches of bay leaves, tree bark and graphite. The medium-bodied palate has well-managed tannins and just enough freshness for the subtle black fruit and dried herbs flavors, taking a slight dip in the mid-palate and finishing a tad abruptly.

Anthocyanes

93-95 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Plutôt café, un peu moka avec toutefois de belles notes de fruits frais. Bouche charnue, tendue également avec de beaux tanins et un ensemble juteux. Cette propriété continue son évolution esthétique vers plus de précision et de gourmandise. Beau potentiel.

Terres de Vins

the5/10/2021

On retient l’incroyable gourmandise à l’attaque, portée par un velouté savoureux. Le nez subtil livre par petites touches gentiane, cuir, pruneau et tabac. Au palais, les tanins intégrés forment un ensemble harmonieux autour d’une texture riche et enlevée. Équilibre réussi entre densité et élégance. Très prometteur.

Tastingbook.com

94 /

byMarkus Del Monegothe5/10/2021

Dark purple color with violet hue and black core. Sophisticated nose with fragrant aroma reminiscent of mulberries, blackberries and blackcurrants, hints of blackcurrants purs and cocoa in the background. On the palate well-structured with flavorful character and freshness, ripe and velvety tannins, excellent length.

La Revue du Vin de France

the5/10/2021

Voilà l'une des meilleures expressions du cru qui brille par sa belle densité et sa précision. Un pauillac séduisant et étiré, avec une finale qui se prolonge élégamment.

Bernard Burtschy

95-96 / 100

byBernard Burtschythe5/10/2021

La robe est noire avec des arômes superbes de réglisse et d’épices. Le vin est souple avec un très beau milieu de bouche, légèrement boisé, inhabituellement charmeur, en fin de bouche le cabernet est bien là, mais avec un peu de fantaisie, finale splendide très café. Ce Lynch-Moussas, dense et serré, est le plus grand de tous les temps.

Falstaff

91-93 / 100

the5/10/2021

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart kräuterwürzig unterlegtes schwarzes Waldbeerkonfit, Brombeeren und Cassis, ta- bakige Nuancen. Mittlerer Körper, rote Kirschen, runde, integrierte Tannine, dezente Süße, bereits harmonisch, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter.

My Bettane + Desseauve

92-93 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/7/2021

Jamessuckling.com

94-95 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/25/2021

This is a very structured red with lots of blackberry, currant, walnut and graphite. Full-bodied and long. Nice chewiness. 72% cabernet sauvignon, the rest merlot.