TN: 2000 Lynch Bages

Infanticide, I say!

yep, needs at least 12 hours. Parker is saying the best 2000 aren't showing at their peak for 6-7 days. Wow

I could get some of these for USD 85. Is it worth it? (The fabulous 1996 is still cheaper!)

Anche Dio è di-vino

Marc,

I would buy it at at that price. Over a hundred here.

I haven't tasted it of course but I usually love it.

I would recommend holding it for a little longer than awyan though.

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Thanks GA, and your certainly right! But while it can be very interesting and instructive to drink young wines in their fruit-phase (I recently had an unforgettable Latour 2000 with Tsunami & friends), I would certainly not decant it! Either you enjoy the young fruit or you keep it for a decade. It is an interesting phenomenon I sometimes encountered that when you decant such a great young wine for too long, you just shift it into its dumb phase. It will most certainly dry out and the tannins will overpower all the fruit.

Anche Dio è di-vino

I bought two cases of Lynch-Bages at Costco for $54.99 each. . . . .I just had to drive to Fresno to do it.

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my personal favorite!

DharmaWarrior! Major score!
LB still not showing up in so cal..at this point I am willing to drive to Phoenix for 2 cases..how'd you sneak that past the 3 bottle limit! Good Job!

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We did a barrel tasting in Bordeaux and found the Palmer to be better and inkier in color, but things may have changed now that it's bottled.

Here are some ratings for this wine from board members:

R2D2- 94
Frankie- 94
Otisabdul- 94
Vino Me- 96

Our TN's can be found at this link:

2000 Lynch Bages

VM

PE, I posted my Costco experience in the Costco thread. . . Basically I made a speed run with my in-laws to Fresno, and they didn't even mention the 3 bottle limit. They hadn't even put the wine on the floor! But I have no idea how good it is; we don't plan on popping any bottles until 2008-2010.

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Here with a little Bread beneath the Bough,
A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse - and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness
Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!

--Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

How did he do that? With unpredictable weather in NY and heater on my apartment could get pretty warm (70F). What is the best temperature to decant wine? Wouldn't turn into vinegar after a week?

DP

Dpromphan -

From what I have read, he decants it for a while on the first day, then puts it back in the bottle, seals it (presumably with cork) and drinks it over the next 5-7 days.

A '99 Lynch Bages that sat open on the counter for three days then the last few ounces spent...40 some days in the fridge, incredibly enough, drank fine . A '99 Gruaud Larose was similar with 30+ days of fridge time. Can I explain it...no, your mileage may vary.

Tasted recently at a K&L tasting...

my note from 2003:

Dark purple/black color. This is the darkest Lynch I've ever seen! Wonderful rich casis, bittersweet chocolate, and plenty of tannin. This is going to be a blockbuster in 20-30 years.

Since this note, I've also had 2 very Bretty bottles. I'm happy to say that this recent K&L tasting was very much like the above note. I would add dark cherry and blueberry pie, graphite, and toasty oak to the mix. I'd say 95+ on the good examples of this wine. It's probably the best Lynch ever made. Although a good '61 is classic...Delicious.

Have not opened any of my 2000 yet so thanks for the notes! Have some 2003 and 2005 I will be putting away for some time.

Enjoyed with a cheese course. Dark ruby, rich ripe organic compost. Plenty of primary dark fruit, black cherries present. Elegant and very enjoyable to drink right now. This was decanted for four hours. 95 points

2000 Château Lynch-Bages - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (4/21/2018)

First time trying this since 2003. I purchased this at Costco on release for $54. Decanted 5 hours before dinner. Moderately sedimented. Crimson red color. Aromas of saddle leather. Tight when first opened. Notes of beef blood, iron and cassis with an earthy texture. Firm tannins. Silky finish. Still very early in its drinking window. 94+ points.

VM

Thanks for the update. I've only 3 left and have been trying to keep my mitts off them, but your note has me tempted again. fwiw, I for one really don't care about what you paid for your wines. Your notes are appreciated!

PH

Found that a good aretor and a decant helped embolden the nose.

Little sediment, Tight aroma, dark crimson. There is a bit of cocoa nose. Good long finish.

Had with Prime Rib

Brought one to a 2000 Bordeaux event last Monday with my regular group. Fortunately 2nd time tried within the past year. Only gave half hour double decant before arriving. Then into decanter at restaurant Beautifully balanced tannins well integrated, an excellent showing and no doubt at beginning of drinking window. Glad I have 3 left.