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Bordeaux | 1 | 99 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£5,557.74 |
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Wine Advocate (99)One of the all-time great vintages for this château is the 1989 Lynch-Bages, a striking wine that offers up pure and intense aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, spring flowers and hints of cigar wrapper. Full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, it's seamless and concentrated, with a rich core of fruit, ripe tannins and a beautifully defined finish. Still an infant at age 32, it surpasses all three of Pauillac's first growths in 1989. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£1,942.60 |
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Wine Spectator (94)A wine that continues to improve with age. Shows loads of ripe plum, almost prune, with hints of vanilla and mineral. Full, chewy and tight. Still needs time.--Lynch-Bages non-blind vertical. Best after 2008. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (DC) |
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£2,073.40 |
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Decanter (95)Deep plum in colour, holding its Pauillac character perfectly at 25 years old, opening up to show cedar, pencil shavings, tobacco, graphite, cassis and touches of raspberry purée. This is very much in the drinking window, with waves of camphor, charcoal, woodsmoke and tobacco adding complexity and interest. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90 (VN (ID)) |
Inc. VAT
£2,625.25 |
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Vinous - Ian D'Agata (90)(73% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot, 10% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot; 5.11 g/ltotal acidity; 13.2% alcohol): Dark ruby-red with a hint of garnet at the rim. Crème de cassis complemented by floral, tobacco and incense notes on the brightly aromatic nose. Very well balanced, clean, and juicy, with good inner-mouth perfume and energy to the dark fruit, cedar, herb and graphite flavors. The finish features mounting tannins that teeter on the brink of drying. This seems to have picked up some flesh and volume with bottle age, but I hope the fruit outlives the tannins. It's a lovely wine that lacks only the power of the best vintages. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95-100 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£2,750.20 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Incredible aromas of violets and currants. Full-bodied and very tannic, but loads of ripe fruit and a superlong finish. What can I say? This is amazing. If you love Lynch, buy this. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 12 | 95-100 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£329.99 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Incredible aromas of violets and currants. Full-bodied and very tannic, but loads of ripe fruit and a superlong finish. What can I say? This is amazing. If you love Lynch, buy this. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WA) |
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£1,451.80 |
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Wine Advocate (94)A healthy, youthful dark plum/ruby/purple color is followed by a bouquet of smoke, barbecued meats, black currants and new saddle leather. With full body and sweet tannin, this 2003 is strutting its stuff. Although it is not as fine as the 1989, 1990, or 2000, it is a complex, classic Pauillac to enjoy over the next decade. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 96 (WS) |
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£2,132.20 |
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Wine Spectator (96)Textbook, with mouthfilling and slightly gutsy black currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors bound together by singed cedar, iron and tobacco notes. Features a tug of loam followed by a second wave of fruit through the finish. This is just starting to stretch out.—Blind '01/'03/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Best from 2020 through 2040. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 96 (WS) |
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£1,711.69 |
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Wine Spectator (96)Textbook, with mouthfilling and slightly gutsy black currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors bound together by singed cedar, iron and tobacco notes. Features a tug of loam followed by a second wave of fruit through the finish. This is just starting to stretch out.—Blind '01/'03/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Best from 2020 through 2040. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 95 (WSM) |
Inc. VAT
£1,391.20 |
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Wine & Spirit Magazine (95)From a clay and gravel plateau three miles east of Lynch-Bages, this is a blend of sauvignon blanc, semillon and muscadelle planted in 1988. A hot July and a cool, dry August produced this substantial wine with freshness that keeps it sleek and creamy rather than heavy. With long exposure to air it reveals layers of flavor, from mineral to beeswax, preserved lemon peel and lemon meringue. It feels grand, the vinous equivalent of a classic Bentley. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (WE) |
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£1,185.40 |
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Wine Enthusiast (93)Rich, impressively ripe fruit, the fruit dense and black, with juicy black plum flavors followed by dusty tannins. The wine is chunky, powerful for the year, the dryness smoothed by new wood. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 98.3 |
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£1,874.64 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 98.3 |
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£1,995.36 |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 98.3 |
Inc. VAT
£1,274.52 |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 98.3 |
Inc. VAT
£1,256.52 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 98-99 (JS) |
Inc. VAT
£1,905.84 |
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James Suckling (98-99)What incredible precision and clarity here. Currants, mineral, mint and lead pencil. Full body, with super refined tannins and a long, long finish. I am loving this young wine. It just builds on the palate. Goes so long. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. |
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Bordeaux | 28 | 98-99 (JS) |
Inc. VAT
£1,134.12 |
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James Suckling (98-99)What incredible precision and clarity here. Currants, mineral, mint and lead pencil. Full body, with super refined tannins and a long, long finish. I am loving this young wine. It just builds on the palate. Goes so long. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 17+ (JR) |
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£1,312.60 |
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Jancis Robinson (17+)Outstanding blackcurrant fruit with a long, intense, flavoursome palate. Fine but extremely powerful tannin which deserves much more bottle age. Impressive and intense without being over-extracted. (RH) |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 91-94 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£1,166.20 |
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Wine Spectator (91-94)Pure and racy, delivering a core of violet, cassis and cherry, well-framed by a sleek, iron-coated structure. Features a long, taut, focused finish. Shows the austerity of the vintage, but this remains long and pure, with fine cut. Score range: 91-94 -JM |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 99 (WA) |
In Bond
£4,597.00 |
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Wine Advocate (99)One of the all-time great vintages for this château is the 1989 Lynch-Bages, a striking wine that offers up pure and intense aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, spring flowers and hints of cigar wrapper. Full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, it's seamless and concentrated, with a rich core of fruit, ripe tannins and a beautifully defined finish. Still an infant at age 32, it surpasses all three of Pauillac's first growths in 1989. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WS) |
In Bond
£1,583.00 |
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Wine Spectator (94)A wine that continues to improve with age. Shows loads of ripe plum, almost prune, with hints of vanilla and mineral. Full, chewy and tight. Still needs time.--Lynch-Bages non-blind vertical. Best after 2008. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (DC) |
In Bond
£1,692.00 |
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Decanter (95)Deep plum in colour, holding its Pauillac character perfectly at 25 years old, opening up to show cedar, pencil shavings, tobacco, graphite, cassis and touches of raspberry purée. This is very much in the drinking window, with waves of camphor, charcoal, woodsmoke and tobacco adding complexity and interest. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90 (VN (ID)) |
Inc. VAT
£2,553.60 |
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Vinous - Ian D'Agata (90)(73% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot, 10% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot; 5.11 g/ltotal acidity; 13.2% alcohol): Dark ruby-red with a hint of garnet at the rim. Crème de cassis complemented by floral, tobacco and incense notes on the brightly aromatic nose. Very well balanced, clean, and juicy, with good inner-mouth perfume and energy to the dark fruit, cedar, herb and graphite flavors. The finish features mounting tannins that teeter on the brink of drying. This seems to have picked up some flesh and volume with bottle age, but I hope the fruit outlives the tannins. It's a lovely wine that lacks only the power of the best vintages. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95-100 (WS) |
In Bond
£2,256.00 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Incredible aromas of violets and currants. Full-bodied and very tannic, but loads of ripe fruit and a superlong finish. What can I say? This is amazing. If you love Lynch, buy this. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 12 | 95-100 (WS) |
In Bond
£272.00 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Incredible aromas of violets and currants. Full-bodied and very tannic, but loads of ripe fruit and a superlong finish. What can I say? This is amazing. If you love Lynch, buy this. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
£1,174.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)A healthy, youthful dark plum/ruby/purple color is followed by a bouquet of smoke, barbecued meats, black currants and new saddle leather. With full body and sweet tannin, this 2003 is strutting its stuff. Although it is not as fine as the 1989, 1990, or 2000, it is a complex, classic Pauillac to enjoy over the next decade. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 96 (WS) |
In Bond
£1,741.00 |
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Wine Spectator (96)Textbook, with mouthfilling and slightly gutsy black currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors bound together by singed cedar, iron and tobacco notes. Features a tug of loam followed by a second wave of fruit through the finish. This is just starting to stretch out.—Blind '01/'03/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Best from 2020 through 2040. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 96 (WS) |
In Bond
£1,408.50 |
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Wine Spectator (96)Textbook, with mouthfilling and slightly gutsy black currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors bound together by singed cedar, iron and tobacco notes. Features a tug of loam followed by a second wave of fruit through the finish. This is just starting to stretch out.—Blind '01/'03/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Best from 2020 through 2040. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 95 (WSM) |
In Bond
£1,123.50 |
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Wine & Spirit Magazine (95)From a clay and gravel plateau three miles east of Lynch-Bages, this is a blend of sauvignon blanc, semillon and muscadelle planted in 1988. A hot July and a cool, dry August produced this substantial wine with freshness that keeps it sleek and creamy rather than heavy. With long exposure to air it reveals layers of flavor, from mineral to beeswax, preserved lemon peel and lemon meringue. It feels grand, the vinous equivalent of a classic Bentley. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (WE) |
In Bond
£952.00 |
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Wine Enthusiast (93)Rich, impressively ripe fruit, the fruit dense and black, with juicy black plum flavors followed by dusty tannins. The wine is chunky, powerful for the year, the dryness smoothed by new wood. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 98.3 |
In Bond
£1,525.00 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 98.3 |
In Bond
£1,638.00 |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 98.3 |
In Bond
£1,043.50 |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 98.3 |
In Bond
£1,028.50 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 98-99 (JS) |
In Bond
£1,551.00 |
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James Suckling (98-99)What incredible precision and clarity here. Currants, mineral, mint and lead pencil. Full body, with super refined tannins and a long, long finish. I am loving this young wine. It just builds on the palate. Goes so long. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. |
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Bordeaux | 28 | 98-99 (JS) |
In Bond
£926.50 |
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James Suckling (98-99)What incredible precision and clarity here. Currants, mineral, mint and lead pencil. Full body, with super refined tannins and a long, long finish. I am loving this young wine. It just builds on the palate. Goes so long. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 17+ (JR) |
In Bond
£1,058.00 |
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Jancis Robinson (17+)Outstanding blackcurrant fruit with a long, intense, flavoursome palate. Fine but extremely powerful tannin which deserves much more bottle age. Impressive and intense without being over-extracted. (RH) |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 91-94 (WS) |
In Bond
£936.00 |
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Wine Spectator (91-94)Pure and racy, delivering a core of violet, cassis and cherry, well-framed by a sleek, iron-coated structure. Features a long, taut, focused finish. Shows the austerity of the vintage, but this remains long and pure, with fine cut. Score range: 91-94 -JM |
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Bordeaux's relatively diverse weather, particularly its rainfall, means that vintage variation can be quite broad between some years. However advances in wine making techniques, technology and investment has meant that many chateaux are still able to create very good wines in "lesser vintages". From the best vintages wines are made that are clambered for all over the world and mature excellently for many years.
This is a selection of some of our favourite vintages from Bordeaux over the last few decades, as well some more recent ones.
