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2001 Château Lynch-Bages

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Latest Sale Price

September 10, 2023 - $130

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RATINGS

90Wine Spectator

Clean and sleek, with tobacco, berry and plum character, medium body and a silky, fresh finish.

90+ Stephen Tanzer

Currant, herbs and smoke on the nose. Rich and suave on entry... moderately ripe, nicely delineated flavors of currant, cherry, smoke and mint.

17Jancis Robinson

.... The fruit is spicy and dramatic with lots of layers of flavour already (all too rare in this vintage). Chewy finish promises a long life.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Pauillac

Pauillac is Bordeaux’s most famous appellation, thanks to the fact that it is home to three of the region’s fabled first-growth châteaux, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. Perched on the left bank of the Gironde River north of the city of Bordeaux, Pauillac is centered around the commune of Pauillac and includes about 3,000 acres of vineyards. The Bordeaux classification of 1855 named 18 classified growths, including the three above mentioned First Growths. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape grown, followed by Merlot. The soil is mostly sandy gravel mixed with marl and iron. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the textbook Pauillac would tend to have a rich, full-bodied texture, a distinctive bouquet of black currants, licorice and cedary scents, and excellent aging potential.”