Vino Joe

9.7

Even more fantastic than the previous bottle of 2010 I enjoyed a year ago. Decanted and enjoyed over 7 hours. This was good from first pour but became great and then magnificent over the next 3.5 and 7 hours. It was still full of verve on the last sip! Early only it was more dark fruit but over time the wines softened and became a bit sweeter and rounder. Tremendous length and complexity. — 2 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.6

Wow! Beautiful. Lemon curd, brioche, seashells, a bit of raisin, also some dried cherry. It keeps evolving. So glad I got to try something like this. Really magnificent. — 3 years ago

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9.9

The 2019 Lynch Bages is every bit as magnificent from bottle as it was from barrel, if not moreso. What a wine! Towering and vertical in its bearing, the 2019 is a total stunner. There is plenty of Lynch Bages charm, but what distinguishes the 2019 most is its spine of tannin and energy. Time in the glass brings out sweet red cherry, plum, blood orange and pomegranate and mint. The 2019 is a great, great, great Lynch Bages. It reminds me of the epic 1989, but with the youthful grip of this vintage. A towering Pauillac, the 2019 Lynch Bages will make a great addition to any cellar. (Antonio Galloi, Vinous, February 2022)
— 3 years ago

Vino Joe

9.6

Power. Fragrant. Supple. Boisterous. Lingering. Deep red color. Magnificent. Busted this out for the Super Bowl. Almost made up for the result! — 2 years ago

Anna Sangiacomo

9.7

Magnum~ Amazing wine from a magnificent vineyard!!! — 3 years ago

Jeff Hasmann

9.5

Unbelievable wine that shows the best of traditional Rioja. Layer after layer of complex flavors evolve with each sip. Mid-palate is silky with pronounced acidity and lingering finish. The aromas and savory flavors are strong and varied - red fruit, sage, balsamic, cedar, lavender, violets, tobacco. The 2010 vintage in Rioja was magnificent and this wine shows it off very well. At 9 years old, this is completely enjoyable now, but will get even better with 10 years in the cellar. I’d expect this wine to last 3 decades or more. 2010 vintage on Dec 3, 2019 — 5 years ago

Donald Williams

9.1

Very nice, unexpectedly for its age. — 3 years ago

with Bonnie

Romain Fitoussi

9.0

Exotic fruits, pineapple, passion fruit. On the grassy side, hay, peach in syrup, apricot... superbly in place for this 2015 with a potential for evolution over the next 25 years, potential evolution towards notes of dried fruit and nuts. Sweet without saturated sugar. Digestible and light. A real wine in the refined sense of the term. Magnificent on a Roquefort cheese.

Notes fruits exotiques, ananas, fruits de la passion. Côté herbeux, foins, pêche en sirop, abricot… superbement en place pour ce 2015 avec un potentiel d’évolution sur les 25 prochaines années, évolution potentiels vers des notes de fruits secs. Doux sans sucre saturé. Digeste et léger. Un vrai vin au sens raffiné du terme. Magnifique sur un Roquefort. — 3 years ago

David Langstaff

9.5

Magnificent. Perfect balance. — 6 years ago

with Lee, Will and 2 others

Ara Aslanian

10

Magnificent, in the perfect dinking window. Cherry, chocolate, leather. One of the best wines of the year for me for sure. — 6 years ago