Produced from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, the 2020 this superb value second wine of Chateau Lynch Bages has a firm spine of red fruit with an impressive freshness, intensity and lots of leafy cassis. Plenty of energy, here making for a good early drinking, affordable Pauillac.
2020 Reserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac 6x75cl £200 / Case£28.83 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
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2020 Echo de Lynch Bages, Pauillac 6x75cl
Red ⋅ Bordeaux ⋅ France
£173 / Case£28.83 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Vinous 90-92
The 2020 Echo de Lynch-Bages is gentle and harmonious on the nose, not powerful but quite seductive thanks to its pure red currant and wild strawberry fruit; boysenberry jam emerges with time (meaning a couple of hours). The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, grippier than the nose suggests. An underlying saline element lends freshness on a firm finish that does not outstay its welcome, but encourages another sip. This is a fine Deuxième Vin.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2032
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