Château Lynch-Bages 2016
Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£766.32
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: No | Drink from: 2024 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2050 |
| Grapes: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot | |
Critic scores
97+ RP, 97 NM, 95+ AG, 97 JS, 97 JA
Critic reviews
"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Lynch Bages comes charging out of the gate with pronounced cassis, chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries and menthol notions, backed up by scents of garrigue, tilled soil and a waft of tapenade. Medium to full-bodied, rich and fantastically concentrated, the generous fruit is superbly framed by firm, ripe, grainy tannins with tons of pepper, cinnamon and cloves layers coming through on the finish. Truly, a legendary Lynch Bages!"
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, November 2018, RobertParker.com
"The 2016 Lynch-Bages is primal but concentrated on the nose with blueberry and crushed violet scents. This is powerful, sensual and utterly glorious. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, assertive and structured yet retaining ample freshness. There is a subtle marine note that comes through on the finish. One of the most profound releases from the estate in recent years...maybe ever? Tasted at the Lynch-Bages vertical at the château."
Neal Martin, June 2021, Vinous.com
"Black cherry and damson, crushed raspberry, plenty of aromatic freshness and autumnal fruits. This has plenty of sculpted tannins and Pauillac character. In a subdued phase like many of the bigger wines are right now, proving how the 10 years on is a capricious bet in the bigger more structured vintages, especially in Pauillac."
Jane Anson, January 2026, JaneAnson.com
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, November 2018, RobertParker.com
"The 2016 Lynch-Bages is primal but concentrated on the nose with blueberry and crushed violet scents. This is powerful, sensual and utterly glorious. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, assertive and structured yet retaining ample freshness. There is a subtle marine note that comes through on the finish. One of the most profound releases from the estate in recent years...maybe ever? Tasted at the Lynch-Bages vertical at the château."
Neal Martin, June 2021, Vinous.com
"Black cherry and damson, crushed raspberry, plenty of aromatic freshness and autumnal fruits. This has plenty of sculpted tannins and Pauillac character. In a subdued phase like many of the bigger wines are right now, proving how the 10 years on is a capricious bet in the bigger more structured vintages, especially in Pauillac."
Jane Anson, January 2026, JaneAnson.com