2015 Chateau Lynch Bages 0,375 l - halbe Flasche - 5eme Cru Pauillac

04/16: *Puissant, harmonieux, bien parti et dans la continuité du style plus élégant, mais peut-être un peu moins épique que dans les millésimes des années 1990. Beaucoup de réserve en rétro-olfaction et retour du tannin. Dégusté cinq fois de façon constante dont une au château.* (95-96/100)

Decanter.com - 94 pts - GH: *Beguiling fragrance of cherries and blackcurrants on the nose. Some 2015s are starting to open up but this is still on the slightly shy side, it's supple and sleek, direct and still quite lean and focussed - yet showing supreme elegance. I love the purity and the clear minerality on show with a juicy acidity, it just feels as if it hasn't yet hit its stride and I get the sense that the best is still to come. One to watch.* - 11/2022

Falstaff Magazin – 96 pts - PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Attraktives Cassis, zarte florale Komponenten, schwarze Beerenfrucht, zart nach Nougat und Gewürzen. Komplex, reife Kirschen, ein Hauch von Minze, elegant, runde Tannine, bleibt gut haften, sehr guter Terroirausdruck, frisch und anhaftend.* - 03/2019

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20pts: *Saftig und dicht, vollmundig, mit Gerbstoffen, die an Schliff gewonnen haben: erfreuliche Entwicklung.* - 06/2018

WeinWisser – 19/20pts – RG: *70 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 24 % Merlot, 4 % Cabernet Franc, 2 % Petit Verdot. Sattes Purpur- Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Deutlicher Cabernetauftakt, würzig, Lakritze, dunkle Edelhölzer und zerdrückte Pfefferkörner. Erst im zweiten Ansatz kommt die blau- bis schwarzbeerige Frucht zum Tragen. Im Gaumen fleischig, recht feine und doch gut stützende Tannine, das Extrakt ist verlangend und zeigt wieder diesen Eindruck von schwarzem Pfeffer, Korinthen und dunklen Edelhölzern, bereits erste Tabakspuren vermittelnd, nachhaltiges Finale. Für den Jahrgang ist er erstaunlich tiefgründig ausgefallen.*

04/16: *This is packed with juicy currant, black cherry and blackberry fruit carried by warm stone and
graphite notes. Offers lovely sweet spice hints through the finish, which is fleshy and integrated. Really
sappy and intense, yet the smooth structure lets it all glide through beautifully.—J.M.* (92-95/100)

JancisRobinson.com – 17/20pts – JR: *Tasted blind. Glowing crimson. Seductively ripe on the nose. Sweet start with some green grace notes. Edgy. Chunky.* - 01/2019

04/16: *Very classic styled Lynch with pretty ripe fruit and tannin balanced. Full body, firm and chewy
tannins yet polished and refined. Alcohol and fruit balance are lower than other top years and give this
wine freshness and energy.* (95-96/100)

Vinous.com – 96 pts – AG: *One of the finest Pauillacs of 2015, Lynch-Bages is rich, racy and voluptuous. A rush of dark red and purplish stone fruit, mint, new leather, spice and blood orange give the 2015 a very decidedly exotic character that is impossible to miss. Raspberry jam, mocha, new leather and expressive floral notes appear with time in the glass, rounding things out nicely. Even though the 2015 is quite forward and open at this stage, the wine has plenty of stuffing as well as the underlying structure to support many years of exceptional drinking. This is a stellar showing for Lynch-Bages.* - 02/2018

04/16: *This wine is sumptuous, ripe and generously fruity. It has a black core of dry plum skin and
spice. The richness is topped by acidity, forming a contrast with the tannic core.* (94-96/100)