2008 Château Lynch-Bages

Usually, a 12-13 year old quality Bordeaux is drinkable and so was this one - HOWEVER, I strongly recommend to keep it another 7 odd years in the cellar. The wine was very closed at the beginning and it took more than 4 hours after decanting that it showed its potential. Once releasing the nuances of blackberry, cassis and cherry, with some toasty to the nose and enjoying additional tastes of butterscotch, vanilla, raisin and mushroomy on the palate, the enjoyment started. This will be a fantastic wine in a couple of years - in my view a totally underrated 2008 Lynch Bages.
(Luhar, 21.3.2021 on cellartracker)

Cuvée 2008
78 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 13 % Merlot, 7 % Cabernet Franc, 2 % Petit Verdot
Ausbau für 15 Monate in Barriques (75% Erstbelegung).

Das Weingut zum Jahrgang
The vintage in a nutshell:
Early but irregular budbreak
Cool and damp summer weather
Miraculous recovery

We began picking on 30 September and finished before the first frosts on 19 October.
As with 2007, warm weather in September and October saved the vintage.
This year once again, we saw proof that the combination of great terroirs with interventionist viticulture gradually produces remarkable rich grapes.

Abfüller: Chateau Lynch Bages, 33250 Pauillac
Weintyp: Rotwein, gehaltvoll herb
Rebsorte(n): Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc
Alkoholgehalt: 13% vol.
Weingesetzliche Bezeichnung: Pauillac AC
Region: Bordeaux - Pauillac
Land: Frankreich
Trinkempfehlung: Großer Wein! Unmittelbares Trinkvergnügen, großes Potential!
Verschluss: Naturkork
Allergenhinweis: enthält Sulfite
Für diesen Wein empfehlen wir das BORDEAUX Glas von Zalto