2000 Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux

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2000 Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, BordeauxThis was a gorgeous showing by the 2000 Chteau Lynch Bages, and this appears to be smack in the middle of its prime drinking window based on this bottle (which was more youthful than a bottle from my cellar). Still ruby plum hued, it has a pure, intense nose of darker currants, leafy tobacco, freshly sharpened pencils, and incense, which is classic Pauillac goodness. This carries to a full bodied Lynch Bages that has flawless overall balance, a

orange & dark chocolate add complexity on the finish

Experts on the subject of soil will tell you that Haut Bailly boasts one of the finest terroirs in the Pessac-Leognan appellation

The elegant character is harmonious and elegant

It is great to see Pichon-Lalande back on superb form in 2006 with a wine whose purity and linear cassis fruit is reminiscent of their cracking 1996

precocious nose of coffee

Alan Meadows

almost chunky effort with a great mid-palate

capturing the essence of magnificence and complexity

and honeycomb

The finish offers dried fruits and aged tea

Paul Pontallier

The blend for Cristal has hardly changed since it was first produced for Tsar Alexander II and is still Pinot dominated