2017 Chateau Lynch Bages 1,5 l - Magnum - 5eme Cru Pauillac

Decanter.com – 95 pts – JA: *Another wine that is packed with Pauillac signature; one where you feel the tightness and the bristle of the tannins. They have done a great job of carefully extracting the tannins while maintaining a fresh menthol current running through the backbone of the wine. The fruit lacks a little plushness and concentration compared to the 2016 or 2018, but this is impressive. It's a year where names count, and Lynch Bages is claiming its place at the table.* - 11/2019

Falstaff Magazin - 92pts - PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, attraktive Brombeerfrucht, ein Hauch von Cassis und schwarzem Waldbeerkonfit, feine Nuancen von Dörrpflaumen im Hintergrund. Saftig, mittlere Komplexität, reife Herzkirschen, feine Tannine, frisch und gut anhaltend, verfügt über Reifepotenzial.* -05/2018

Vinum Magazin - 17,5/20pts: *Von besonderer Fruchtigkeit, mit Dichte und Fülle, perfekt eingebundenes, markiges Tannin; ausgezeichnet gelungen, hat Klasse.* - 06/2018

Weinwisser - 18,5/20pts - WL: *Purpurgranat mit rubinroten Reflexen. Was für ein tiefgründiges Bouquet mit schwarzbeerigen Konturen, zarter Mentholnote, Moschus und exotischen Hölzern. Am Gaumen spielt das Kraftpaket seine Stärken aus, engumschlungen ziehen sich die Muskelstränge um den athletischen Körper. Im aromatischen, langanhaltenden Finale mit stützender Adstringenz und kakaoartiger Extraktsüsse. Grosses Lynch-Bages-Kino, der klopft schon jetzt ziemlich laut bei den 19 Punkten an!* - 04/2020

JancisRobinson.com – 17,5++/20pts – TP: *Tasted blind. Deep ruby colour. Spicy, rich nose full of black fruit. Dense, chocolatey but still serious with damson and blackcurrant at the core. Just as the ripeness builds there is a vibrant line of acidity to keep everything in check. This is a musclebound wine. Despite mouth-coating tannins, the impression is fine and precise. Ageworthy, with a long, expansive finish.* - 09/2021

Vinous.com – 94 pts – AG: *The 2017 Lynch-Bages is such a pretty and engaging wine; as always, it is a wine of pure and total seduction. Lush, open-knit and very pretty with ripe red and purplish fruit. There is a slight bit of edginess in the tannin that needs to be resolved, but cellaring should take care of that.* - 03/2020

Vinous.com – 92 pts – NM: *The 2017 Lynch-Bages is aged for 18 months in 75% new French oak. It has a very pure bouquet with blackberry, bilberry, freshly picked wild mint and a touch of iodine. It feels very primal compared to its peers and certainly requires plenty of bottle age. The palate is sweet and generous on the entry thanks to the supple tannin. Moderate acidity, quite opulent for Lynch-Bages but that is reined in towards the finish. I would have liked a little more complexity and delineation overall, but it should drink well for 15 to 20 years.* - 02/2020