Château Lynch Bages - Pauillac 2018

WeinWisser

19 / 20

le 07/05/2019

Vinous

93-96 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 03/05/2019

The 2018 Lynch-Bages is a potent, racy wine endowed with real textural depth and intensity. Even so, it retains terrific nuance and vibrancy. All the classic Lynch-Bages signatures are present, but amped up, with huge tannins and equally huge fruit. The 2018 is going to need at least a few years to shed some of its baby fat. Today, it is decidedly rich and unctuous in style. Rose petal, lavender, mint and sweet spice add striking layers of aromatic nuance. The blend is 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.

Bettane & Desseauve

96 / 100

par Bettane & Desseauve le 03/05/2019

Robe intense, prise de bois marquée mais ne cachant pas une structure monumentale, tout en puissance, sans agressivité. Attendre, forcément.

Jeb DUNNUCK

96-98 / 100

par Jeb Dunnuck le 01/05/2019

Cassis, graphite, blackberries, scorched earth, and graphite notes all emerge from the 2018 Château Lynch-Bages, which is a rich, blockbuster style beauty up with the finest vintages to date from this historic estate, which by the way, is just about complete with a massive new cellar construction project. Checking in as a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, brought up in 75% new French oak, it's incredibly concentrated, opulent, and sexy on the palate, with building underlying structure, a stacked mid-palate, and a great finish. It reminds me of the 2009 with its fleshy, powerful style. The IPT, or amount of tannins, is a through the roof 95 and it hit 14.1% alcohol with a pH of 3.66. It’s going to live for just about forever. 96-98+

Yvesbeck.wine

97-98 / 100

par Yves Beck le 01/05/2019

Pourpre violacé. Bouquet complexe, révélant son élevage, des notes fruitées ainsi qu’une touche de graphite et de lard grillé. Avec un peu d’air je relève des parfums de baies noires et de réglisse. Au palais le vin se révèle lentement. Le corps est crémeux, ample et doté de tannins puissants qui se révèlent très lentement en fin de bouche. Ils sont suaves et soutiennent l’ensemble du palais avec brio. Finale rafraîchissante et fruitée avec des arômes de cerises et de réglisse. Belle persistance. Un très grand Lynch-Bages ! 2024-2048

Vinifera

94-96 /

par Jacques Perrin le 01/05/2019

Style épicé, assez démonstratif, crémeux. Bouche riche et extraite, nombreux tanins serrés, le vin a besoin de temps pour définir sa trame et sa finale, mais c'est une grande matière.

La Revue du Vin de France

18-19 / 20

le 24/04/2019

The Wine Cellar Insider

96-98 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 23/04/2019

Blue-black with purple accents, the pure crème de cassis aromas stand out easily. This wine combines power with layers of ready, succulent, dark penetrating fruits. Even though this is probably the densest Lynch Bages I recall tasting, the unique vintage character keeps the wine light on its feet. All this strength and purity is wrapped up nicely with ripe tannins and a long finish. Clearly, 2018 is a contender for the best vintage of Lynch Bages ever produced -- and with their string of hits, that's a real statement! Produced from 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 14.1% alcohol. The picking took place September 18 to October 9 and 65% of the harvest was used to produce the Grand Vin.

Wine Advocate

96-98 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 23/04/2019

The 2018 Lynch Bages is made up of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot aging in 75% new barriques. Very deep purple-black in color, the nose is quite coy and restrained to begin, fanning out to offer pure, ripe blackcurrants, black cherries and preserved plums with wafts of red roses, cigar box, incense, cardamom and fenugreek with savory touches of black olives, Marmite toast and smoked meats. Full-bodied, the palate is built like a brick house, with a solid foundation of very firm, very ripe, grainy tannins and superb freshness supporting the generous black fruit layers, finishing long with provocative ferrous suggestions.

Decanter.com

97 / 100

par Jane Anson le 17/04/2019

This is hugely impressive right from the off - strap on your walking boots, get your crampons at the ready, there is a wall to climb - not one that you ever hit by the way, because contrary to expectations this unfurls slowly, keeping the peak just out of sight.
It’s great quality and one of my favourites from this property because it’s full of power but with a caress, so much tannic power too and yet so light of foot. It’s filled with absolutely delicious black chocolate, rosemary, cardamom and pepper but also lets the light in thanks for a fresh core running through. Having tasted it a few times it’s clear it’s going to age extremely well. A yield of 38hl/ha.

Wine Enthusiast

95-97 / 100

par Roger Voss le 17/04/2019

This vintage shows the elegant side of a typically powerful wine. It offers dense black fruits that are balanced by the stylish wood aging and bold tannins. This impressive wine is likely to age well.

Jamessuckling.com

97-98 / 100

par James Suckling le 12/04/2019

This is incredibly powerful and structured with so much tannin backbone and length, yet it’s cool and fresh with a compact palate and great length. Muscular.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

97 / 100

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 08/04/2019

Wine Spectator

96-99 / 100

par James Molesworth le 03/04/2019

Dark cassis, plum and cherry fruit flavors stream through in this red, harnessed well by bolts of iron along the way. Sweet tobacco detail echoes through the finish, which is seriously long. An extremely rock-solid wine in the making here.