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By Chateau Lynch-Bages
Pauillac 2006
Wine Details
Appellation: Pauillac
Classification: Grand Cru Classe
Vintage: 2006
Owner: Jean-Michel Cazes
Surface: 90 hectares
Terroir: Garonne gravel
Harvest: Hand-picked and sorted at the vineyard
Aging: In wooden barrels for 15 months
Grape Varieties
79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Tasting Notes
At the moment, the wine is full-bodied and charming, already very pleasant. Very clean on the nose with lots of freshness, with notes of red fruit subtly blended with very elegant oak. Full-bodied on the palate and perfectly balanced. The tannins are rich and silky with a powerful finish and rare length.
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Region:
Bordeaux
Vintage:
2006
Grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Country:
France
Unit Size:
375.00 ML
Alcohol Percentage:
13.00
Appellation:
Pauillac
Wine: Chateau Lynch-Bages 2006 Pauillac
Score/Rating: 94
Review Date: 03/01/2009
Reviewed By: Roger Voss
Tasting Notes: Year after year, Lynch-Bages is able to produce sumptuous wines, typically rich, powerful and structured. This is solid, the blackberry ripe fruit enveloping this structure with a velvet sheen. This is developing into one of the successes of the vintage.
Wine: 2006 Lynch-Bages
Score/Rating: 93
Suggested Drinking Window: 2018 - 2035
Review Date: 05/29/2016
Reviewed By: Neal Martin
Tasting Notes: Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Chateau Lynch Bages has another quite vivacious bouquet with lively black cherries, kirsch and wild mint aromas that do not hold back. I love the purity here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine supple tannin, well-judged acidity, a gentle grip in the mouth, and plenty of lightly spiced and surprisingly intense fruit on the bravura finish. The Cazes family oversaw a very sophisticated Lynch-Bages in this vintage that may well surpass many peoples' expectations. Tasted January 2016.
Wine: 2006 Chateau Lynch-Bages (Pauillac)
Score/Rating: 92
Review Date: 05/25/2016
Tasting Notes: Forest floor, mushroom, cassis, cedar wood and cigar box aromas typic [sic] of Pauillac are easy to find. The wine is developing on the right path, with plenty of spicy, fresh, peppery, red fruits, ripe tannins and crisp, juicy cassis in the finish. That being said, the wine still needs more time in the cellar. [...].
Wine: Chateau Lynch-Bages Pauillac 2006
Score/Rating: 92
Review Date: 06/30/2013
Reviewed By: James Suckling
Tasting Notes: Very focused and pretty now, with currants, minerals and hints of dried flowers. Full body with super-integrated tannins and a long, long finish. Beautiful. Drink or hold.
Wine: Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2006
Score/Rating: 92
Review Date: 03/31/2009
Tasting Notes: Blackberry, licorice and mint aromas lead to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and lots of blackberry and mineral fruit character. Shows outstanding concentration and balance. [...]
Wine: Chateau Lynch-Bages 2006 Pauillac Grand Cru Classe Red BlendÂ
Score/Rating: 90
Review Date: 12/2009
Tasting Notes: While the cedary scent shows this wine's potential complexity, the tannins bury it for now in extract. It's as black as ATV tires ripping roots out of the earth as it lays tracks over dark, blueberry flavors. A tough vintage of Lynch-Bages, this needs time to develop past its initial reduction and allow the fruit to come up.