2022 Chateau Lynch-Bages Pauillac

$173.95
(Net Item - no discounts apply)

The 2022 vintage of Château Lynch-Bages, the prestigious Pauillac estate, exemplified the estate's long-standing reputation for crafting exceptional wines. This year's release showcased the estate's commitment to excellence, offering a wine of remarkable depth and complexity. The 2022 Château Lynch-Bages displayed a dark, alluring color and an enticing bouquet of blackberries, cassis, and hints of tobacco and spices. On the palate, it delivered a powerful yet balanced expression, with layers of ripe fruit, refined tannins, and a persistent, lingering finish. With its impeccable structure and potential for aging, the 2022 Château Lynch-Bages is a testament to the estate's unwavering pursuit of producing outstanding Bordeaux wines.

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Varietal:
Proprietary Red
Winemaker:
Jean-Charles Cazes
Vintage:
2022
Aging:
18 Months
Oak Treatment:
100% French Oak, 75% New
Appellation:
Bordeaux
Sub-Appellation:
Pauillac
Total Varietal Composition %:
66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot
Alcohol %:
14.2%
Score Wine Advocate:
93-96
Score Vinous:
95-97
SKU #:
1052139
Size:
750 ml Bottle
JS98-99

James Suckling

Wow. Blackcurrants, blueberries, blackberries and flowers. Full-bodied with beautifully integrated tannins that melt into the wine. Persistent and precise. A fantastic wine for the cellar. 66% cabernet sauvignon, 28% merlot, 3% cabernet franc and 3% petit verdot.

DC97

Decanter

Blackcurrant and bramble fruit with savoury herbal nuances on the nose, this smells rich and potent. Tense and focussed, compact from the get go, present tannins give grip and hold. This is definitely not out to charm, more serious, stern and focussed but there's such overall precision. This is in high definition, supremely controlled and well worked with mouthfilling ripe tannins. I like the chewy aspect and there’s balancing acidity, hidden now by the density, that will sustain the wine for decades to come. Floral notes and some minerality come through giving the nuance so it’s not all heft, but there’s clear muscle on show. A long finish gives the sense of structure and style. An impressive wine. 95 IPT. 3.71pH. Ageing 18 months, 75% new oak. 3% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 4.1 g/L total acidity. Harvest 12 September - 24 September.

JD96-98+

Jeb Dunnuck

The Grand Vin 2022 Château Lynch Bages checks in as 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. It actually reminds me slightly of the 2019, and while it's a classic Lynch Bages powerhouse, it has beautiful balance and purity. Cassis, graphite, lead pencil, and chalky minerality all define the aromatics, and it's full-bodied, with terrific tannins and a layered, incredibly impressive profile that continues to open and evolve with time in the glass. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

VN95-97

Vinous

The 2022 Lynch-Bages shows all the classic Lynch layers, but dialed up to the maximum. Rich, deep and explosive, the 2022 packs tremendous punch. Sweet dark cherry, spice, leather, menthol, licorice, plum and mocha all open with time in the glass. The tannins are imposing, and yet there is more than enough fruit to balance things out, at least to some degree. I expect the 2022 will need a decade to shed some of its tannin, but it is formidable, even in the early going. Impressive.

WA93-96

Wine Advocate

One of the vintage's most powerful, muscular wines is the 2022 Lynch-Bages, a full-bodied, broad-shouldered Pauillac that unfurls in the glass with aromas of cassis, cherries, mint, pencil shavings and petroleum jelly, framed by nicely integrated new oak. Liberally extracted, its deep core of fruit is underpinned by an imposing chassis of rich, powdery tannin and lively acids. Always rather forbidding from barrel, Lynch Bages always seems to come together in bottle, and the 2022 has the makings of another success for this address.