2010 Echo de Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux []

Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.

The 2010 Echo de Lynch Bages has a very attractive bouquet, a mélange of red and black fruit tinged with damp loam and undergrowth aromas, all well-defined and welcoming floral scents with continued aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins. Hints of graphite and bell pepper infuse the ample black fruit. There is superb weight and body towards the finish. A classic Claret from start to finish, this is a great wine in the making. I was shocked and pleased when the identity of this wine was revealed (incidentally, it was one I had not encountered previously).

Drink 2020 - 2035

Neal Martin, Vinous.com (April 2020)