Château Lynch-Bages, 2024

"Ruby with violet edging, opens to show chalk and slate tannins, giving a sense of restraint and grip, this is savoury and juicy with plenty of cassis fruits, delivers Pauillac consistency in an inconsistent vintage, and also it is just rather delicious. 75% new oak. 3.67 pH"

"The 2024 Lynch-Bages is packed. Cedar, scorched earth, licorice, incense and pipe tobacco weave through a core of dark, sepia-toned fruit. I especially admire the long, polished finish and overall balance here. The 2024 is a virile Lynch Bages with a bright future. Tasted two times."

"(Pauillac; 70% Cabernet Sauvignon; 24% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Franc; 3% Petit Verdot; a final yield of 29.5 hl/ha; pH 3.67; IPT 76; aging in oak, 75% of which is new; 13% alcohol; tasted at the UGC press tasting at the Cité du Vin then re-tasted at Lynch-Bages with Jean-Charles Cazes). This feels a little sunnier than most, not unlike Grand-Puy Ducasse at least in that respect. The fruit is a little sweeter and this is more floral than any other of the wines of the appellation at least when presented at the UGC press tasting. Peonies, a touch of saffron and a hint of rose petal. A suggestion of toasted brioche. A hint of graphite. Soft, succulent, open-textured, fluid in the mouth and actually quite sinuous for Lynch-Bages, this has considerable aging potential even if it will be delightfully accessible even in its youth. One of those wines – rare, above all in Pauillac – that seems to transcend the vintage. I might pick this as ‘Lunch Bags’ but I’m not sure I’d pick the vintage in 10 years’ time."