Ron Siegel

9.4

Deep, dark blackberry fruit with menthol, graphite, spice, cedar, mineral & tobacco notes. This seems to be fully mature that will hold for many years — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

1978 vintage. Great fill with a fully saturated cork. Used a Durand to remove and cork held up but big cork splinters shedding upon removal. Decanted and tasted over the course of an hour. Super silky, not chunky, sed. Light-medium body. Had to coax the nose out a little but revealed cassis, tobacco, dark plum, sandalwood and cherry pits. All these plus a slight, beef broth touch in the flavors. Not improving but can sustain another half-decade in this incarnation. Gorgeous, old BDX. Drink now till 2029. 12.8.23. — 4 months ago

Ericsson

9.5

This particular vintage is spectacular. Fully balanced with big fruit, hints of vanilla, good acidity, high alcohol, and a long long dark fruit finish. Cheers. — 8 months ago

Doug Powers

9.5

Cigar box, black currants, cassis, lovely, somewhat mature fruit, still shows a somewhat firm structure, seems close to fully mature, very long finish, but I’d bet will still hold another decade in a cool cellar, one of the great bargains of the 1982 vintage on release!! — 3 months ago

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Joe Weinberger

9.4

Second time trying the ‘95. Fully resolved and drinking beautifully (saved a little for the next day and had faded quite a bit). — 6 months ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.4

A 2012 from Alexander Valley. Fully integrated tannins. Balanced and lush. Delicious! — 8 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

Showed beautifully. Fully mature. Typical panoply of Bordeaux flavors. $77 back in 1985. — 3 months ago

Nathan Renfro

9.8

2010 is one of the best. Loaded with dark black and blue fruit, nice minerality, graphite, bright fresh long finish. Perfect for a Christmas Eve dinner. — 4 months ago

Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.6

3 hour decant yesterday,
Finished today but still needed another day like the 2010. Great on day 1 with Wagyu Ribeye, definitely needs some steak 🥩 to fully enjoy. Give it another 10 years — 7 months ago

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9.2

The 1997 Lynch-Bages shows some degradation on the bricked rim. The bouquet is open-knit, fully mature with ferrous, undergrowth, leafy/autumnal scents. It's missing some fruit intensity, as you expect from a more challenging season. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, crisp black fruit laced with orange rind, black pepper, cedar and tobacco. This shows the most cohesion towards the finish and displays a long, sustained aftertaste. This is a real turn-up for the books. Tasted blind at the Lynch Bages vertical at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2023) — 9 months ago