Norman Gennaro

9.3

Whiskeyfest. Nicely done and preferred over the 21 — 18 days ago

with Gunja

Theo Shu

9.3

Smells like walking on a rocky beach in Ireland. Nice salinity gives way to a faint angostura spiciness. Fucking great. — 25 days ago

Lauren Young

9.2

Delicious — 2 months ago

Vicki McKone

10

This was the Malbec we had in Dingle when we were in Ireland.. Delicious — 2 months ago

Norman Gennaro

8.9

Whiskeyfest. Surprisingly I preferred the lesser aged. — 18 days ago

with Gunja

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Whenever I have a really older bottle of wine, I think, what was I doing in this case 1989?

About this time of year, I was walking into Candlestick Park for the Bay Bridge World Series while this wine was fermenting. I was walking through the parking lot when the 89 earthquake hit. It was like Godzilla was a Gopher tunneling under my feet. The stadium erupted with a resounding cheer. Earthquake during the World Series...yeah! It wasn’t until an hour later that hard reality set in.

This Chateau Lynch-Moussas is a recent direct purchase from the Negotiant. 89 was a pretty good Bordeaux year. So, why not see how a 5th Growth producer wine evolved over 30 years. It’s a treat to enjoy wine with this much age.

While Lynch-Mousses has improved vastly in more recent vintages, back in the day, they made some nice wines but, not great. This wine shows beauty & elegance but, it lacks fundamental elements of high quality. However, its fruit and structure have held up nicely over the years.

The nose reveals a fair amount of; barnyard, mushrooms, ripe; blackberries dark currants, dark cherries, black raspberries & strawberries on the edges of the glass. Black plum skin, dark chocolate, raspberry cola, mocha, caramel, clove, nutmeg, burnt cinnamon, tarriness, graphite, leather, old tobacco, dark spice, dry herbs, dark, rich, black earth, stones, dry brush, steeped tea with withering red & dark florals.

The body is still full and round. The fruits are still ripe & slightly candied. The wine is still holding an interesting drinking window, it’s on the decline. While that sounds not good, I find them in this phase infinitely more interesting. Ripe; blackberries dark currants, dark cherries, black raspberries & some strawberries. Black plum with skin, dark chocolate, raspberry cola, mocha, caramel, clove, nutmeg, burnt cinnamon, vanillin, tarriness, graphite, leather, old tobacco, dark spice, dry herbs, dark, rich, forest floor, mushrooms, stones, touch of limestone minerals & crush rocks, dry brush, steeped tea with withering red & dark florals with violets. The acidity is round & excellent. The long finish is; rich, ripe, well balanced & intergraded with long drier but, very floral persistence.

Excellent with our steaks. Still has another 5-7 years of good drinking ahead with excellent storage. I also miss the 12-13% ABV of the 80’s Bordeaux’s.

Photos of; the entrance view of Chateau Lynch-Moussas, Count Jean-Baptiste Lynch of Ireland and Chateau founded in the 1800’s, the owner/operator since 1961 - Emile Casteja and their barrel room.
— 3 days ago

Adam Quarello

9.5

Interesting brown liquor — 5 days ago

Madison Elizabeth

9.0

Blackthorn Cider. Dry cider. Tastes wood-y apple. Not too sweet not too dry. — 2 months ago

Stacy Armengau

9.4

Had it with Shannon and Jen at the Historic Dublin wine tasting. First stop...the Avenue. — a month ago

Norman Gennaro

9.8

Draft in Dublin outside on a beautiful day. — 2 months ago