Echo de Lynch Bages 2020 Single Bottle
Country: France Region: Bordeaux (Pauillac)
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot Blend
Vintage: 2020 Colour: Red Style: Dry
Producer: Chateau Lynch Bages
Product Description: 2020 marks the beginning of a “new era” as this is the first vintage for the new winery at Lynch-Bages.
Château Lynch-Bages is one of the most iconic estates in Bordeaux, with a winemaking history dating back to the 17th century. Developed as an "echo" of this prestigious estate's first wine, this beauty benefits from the same attentive care, from the vine to the storehouse. It offers the flavour, aroma and finish characteristic of the wines of Pauillac.
95-96 Pts James Suckling
"Intense graphite and violet character with lead pencil. It’s full and firm with chewy and balanced tannins. Iodine coming through. So intense. Super second wine. Like the grand vin of Lynch from the 1980s. 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot."
93 Pts Decanter
"Bramble fruit, toasty aromas and soft florality. Structured and serious from the get go with super fine tannins that fill the mouth and coat the tongue and cheeks, but with a cool, graphite grip to them. Supple but not plush at all, definitely more lean but not strict as this has a soft chew giving a lovely appealing, welcome weight in the mouth. Juicy and vibrant, this has energy and life but remaining refined and elegant, nothing has been overworked here. A really impressive second wine with terroir speaking. Succulent and easy but also confident and well built."
93 pts Jeb Dunnuck
"The first vintage made at the new facility, the 2020 Echo De Lynch-Bages checks in as 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot that was raised all in once-used barrels. It’s a big, mouth-filling, serious second wine revealing classic Pauillac lead pencil and tobacco notes., plenty of ripe black fruits, velvety tannins, and a great finish. One of the more opulent, expansive wines in the vintage, it has loads to love as well as more than a hint of the style of the Grand Vin."
92 Pts Jane Anson
"A serious Echo, one that has walls and depths to its tannins, and will take time to open up. Black pepper, cassis, cassis bud and liquorice, I would give this four or five years before opening."
Tasting Note:
A compelling second wine, Echo offers all the aromatic sensuality, red fruit and silkiness of the Grand Vin, but in an open-knit style that can be enjoyed upon release. All the elements are so impeccably balanced. Everything about the 2020 speaks to class and refinement.
Food Matches: Game / Beef / Lamb / Venison
