2009 chateau lynch-bages 5eme cru classe, pauillac
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Why We're Buying
Pauillac is renowned for its wine. One of the reasons why: Château Lynch-Bages. The estate produces red blends primarily from cabernet sauvignon that retail well over $100. For the best results, age the eponymous wine for up to 20 years.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Performing even better from bottle than it did from barrel, this appears to be the finest Lynch Bages since the 2000, 1990 and 1989. According to the chateau, the 2009 has the highest level of polyphenols ever measured as well as high alcohol (nearly 13.5). A blend of 75 Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest largely Merlot with touches of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it is an expressive, voluptuously textured effort with unctuosity and powerful, juicy, succulent blackberry and black currant flavors, low acids, a layered, massive mouthfeel, but no sense of heaviness or fatigue. This exquisite Lynch Bages should drink well for 30+ years. Drink 2012-2042.