Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac 5ème cru classé 2023 Barbera d'Asti 95/100 points Guía Proensa 2024

95/100 points Guía Proensa 2024

with floral and white fruit aromas

‘The 2023 Kirwan turned out beautifully

Its generous fruit and grippy tannins would also make it a great match for a dark

Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac 5ème cru classé 2023 Barbera d'Asti 95/100 points Guía Proensa 2024The 2023 Lynch Bages takes some time to really settle, so I gave it 5 10 minutes in the glass. On the nose, glossy black fruit mixes with touches of cassis, graphite, violets and blood orange, perhaps demonstrating more horsepower than I anticipated. The palate is medium bodied with fine, saturated tannins. There is a lovely symmetry to this Pauillac (not unlike Latour), armed with a cashmere texture and plenty of backbone on the finish, even though I