CRITIC REVIEWS
William Kelley
Still a saturated ruby-black in hue, the 2010 Lynch-Bages offers up aromas of rich cassis fruit mingled with hints of pencil shavings, loamy soil and cigar wrapper. Full-bodied, deep and muscular, its rich and layered, with a concentrated core of fruit thats framed by firm, powdery tannins and lively acids. The most brooding, backward Lynch-Bages of the decade and one of the real successes of the vintage, this is a vibrant, tightly wound wine that is still an infant at age 10. Readers with bottles in their cellars might try one now out of curiosity, but this 2010 wont begin to hit its stride until age 20.
Richard Hemming MW
Still very dark in colour. Rich, candied fruit – very much a warm-vintage nose. Theres lots of oak too, and a dark, leathery complexity to finish. Only just opening up – but the tannins are soft and ready now. Great persistence. With such opulence, I could see this appealing to fans of Napa Cabernet. (RH)