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Burgundy With Plenty Of Age: 1865-1999 (May 2019)

The 1999 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has long been one of my favourite vintages, not that I get to taste it that often. It has an almost extravagant bouquet that delivers plush Morello cherry, wild strawberry and light cassis aromas and with aeration, these ebb to reveal more tertiary notes and a touch of…

2000 and 1999 Red Burgundies (Mar 2002)

Bright ruby-red. Sexy nose combines maraschino cherry, roast coffee, bitter chocolate and lively oak spices not apparent in the foregoing wines. Full, sweet and chewy in the mouth, with a silky, layered texture to buffer the wine sound acidity. Cherry and black raspberry flavors are nicely sweetened by the wine’s new oak. Features a long,…

2008 and 2007 Red Burgundies (Mar 2010)

Palish medium red. Refined aromas of candied red fruits, rose petal, minerals, herbs and spices; very Clos-Saint-Denis. Juicy, pure and understated on the palate, with a subtle perfume to the flavors of wild strawberry, raspberry, flowers and spices. Not the last word in depth but finishes with captivating floral persistence.

Vertical Tasting of Chateau Lynch-Bages (Jan 2012)

(72% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot, 12% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot; 3.67 pH; 70 IPT; 13.4% alcohol): Deep ruby. Delicate aromas of blackcurrant, mocha and graphite are lifted by minerals and violet. Enters pure, dense and round, then shows lively, precise flavors of black fruits, dried nuts, ink and minerals. This has greater volume…

2005 Bordeaux: Here and Now (Apr 2021)

The 2005 Lynch-Bages is a surprising wine. Whereas so many 2005s have begun to enter their first plateau of early maturity, the 2005 comes across as still young and in need of further cellaring! The purity of the fruit is striking. Readers who want to get the full Lynch-Bages experience will have to wait at…

2007, 2006 and 2005 Bordeaux (May 2008)

Bright ruby-red. Expressive, classic aromas of currant, mocha, smoke and camphor. Rich, broad and ripe but impressively young, offering flavors of dark berries, chocolate, spices and smoke enlivened by firm acidity. This coats the palate nicely on the long finish, with tannins that are riper and sweeter than those of the 2006.