2000 Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac
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Winemaker's Notes
"An utterly profound Lynch-Bages, this wine continues to remind me of a hypothetical blend of the 1990 and 1989. Interestingly, when I asked Jean-Michel Cazes to rank his top four vintages of Lynch-Bages, he ranked the 1989 first, followed by three vintages that he said were essentially equivalent in quality - 1990, 1996, and 2000. The 2000 Lynch-Bages exhibits a dense purple color, loads of glycerin and extract, big, muscular, sweet creme de cassis notes, with hints of new saddle leather, earth,...
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Wine.com
An utterly profound Lynch-Bages, this wine continues to remind me of a hypothetical blend of the 1990 and 1989. Interestingly, when I asked Jean-Michel Cazes to rank his top four vintages of Lynch-Bages, he ranked the 1989 first, followed by three vintages that he said were essentially equivalent in quality - 1990, 1996, and 2000. The 2000 Lynch-Bages exhibits a dense purple color, loads of glycerin and extract, big, muscular, sweet creme de cassis notes, with hints of new saddle leather, earth, ... Read more
International Wine Cellar
92
Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 108, May/June 2003 ($95-$110) Good full red-ruby. Rich, mellow aromas of currant, plum, mocha and oak. Dense, seamless and deep, with burnished plum and tobacco flavors enlivened by very good vinosity. Lush, suave wine, finishing with sneaky length. Read more
CellarTracker Community Tasting Notes
93
Community Tasting Notes (average 92.9 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 88 notes) Read more
Robert Parker
95
Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 146 Read more
Wine Advocate
95
Rating: (93-96) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 139 on Feb-02 Read more
Wine Spectator
96
Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 03/31/03 Read more