{"product_id":"chateau-lynch-bages-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021","title":"Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac 5ème cru classé 2021","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e‘The 2021 Lynch-Bages is one of the vintage's bigger, broader-shouldered wines, offering up aromas of crème de cassis, plums and spices, framed by a generous application of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, dense and chunky, with a velvety attack that segues into a layered core of fruit framed by generously extracted tannins, it concludes with a long, lusty finish. Fully 40 hectares of this estate is now cultivated organically, principally those parcels that adjoin the houses of Pauillac. As is almost invariably the case with this estate, it will repay a bit of patience. Drink 2031-2051.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccite\u003e93+\/100 William Kelley, robertparker.com, February 2024\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e‘The 2021 Lynch-Bages, picked at 34hl\/ha and matured in 75% new oak for a planned 18 months, has an outstanding bouquet, beautifully-defined and sensual, a mixture of black and blueberry fruit, very fragrant. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, good body and density, quite precise with a tensile finish. This fans out nicely on the finish. A very classy Lynch Bages with echoes of Jean-Michel Cazes' classics from the late eighties.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccite\u003e 94–96\/100 Neal Martin, vinous.com, May 2022\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e‘This is really cool to smell, with lead pencil shavings, iron filings and oyster shells. Blackcurrants, too. Full to medium body with layers of firm tannins, but a dusty and powdery texture, too. Lovely finish.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccite\u003e 96–97\/100 James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, May 2022\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e‘Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2021 Lynch-Bages rolls out of the glass with effortlessly expressive notes of creme de cassis, black raspberries, and mulberries, giving way to hints of crushed rocks, wild sage, and wood smoke. Light to medium-bodied, the palate has a sturdy frame of firm, grainy tannins and bags of freshness framing the muscular fruit, finishing long and minerally. 2027-2053. ’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccite\u003e 92–94\/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2022\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e‘This is impressive, reduction on the first nose but it clears to show gentle smoked oak, bitter cocoa beans and liquorice, giving balance the the fresh acidities that stud the blackberry and raspberry fruits. This is powerful, with a structure that feels similar to the 2014 or the 2008 - a little subdued and austere, but with ageing potential… One of the best in Pauillac, finishing up with chewy tannins.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccite\u003e94\/100 Jane Anson, janeanson.com, April 2022\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Château Lynch-Bages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47863146709328,"sku":"LBAGES21","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0463\/2438\/3912\/files\/chateau-lynch-bages-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021.jpg?v=1784030352","url":"https:\/\/bubblebrothers.ie\/en-gb\/products\/chateau-lynch-bages-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021","provider":"Bubble Brothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}