2012 Château Lynch-Bages
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Neal Martin
(Lynch-Bages Lynch-Bages Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
Passing the Baton: Lynch-Bages 1945-2018 (Jul 2023), 7/1/2023, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Sebastian Payne MW
(Château Lynch-Bages, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Bordeaux 2012: ten years on tasting, 3/3/2022, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Chris Kissack
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March 2022, 3/1/2022, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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2/10/2022, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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December 2016, Issue #54, (See more on The World of Fine Wine...)
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By Chris Kissack
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November 2016, 11/1/2016, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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1/20/2016, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Antonio Galloni
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2012 Bordeaux: Messages in a Bottle (Jan 2016), 1/1/2016, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Julia Harding, MW
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10/23/2014, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Steven Spurrier
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Bordeaux 2012 results: Pauillac, 4/19/2013, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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4/11/2013, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Ian D'Agata
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April 2013, IWC Issue #168, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Chris Kissack
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April 2013, 4/1/2013, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By John Gilman
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Mar/Apr 2013, Issue #44, The 2012 Bordeaux Vintage: A Very Inconsistent, But Classically-Proportioned Year, (See more on View From the Cellar...)
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By Neal Martin
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A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022), (See more on Vinous...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2012
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Lynch-Bages
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code0400005643774, 078742374604, 3364420065337, 3700188031564, 370027466586, 3760020132361, 3760020132750, 3760020133436, 3760020133979, 3760020134129, 400002298236, 639737586794, 649185961968, 6740198031564, 714153179321, 830293004900
2/12/2024 - 831900_ Likes this wine: 93 Points
Less fruit-forward, more slate/graphite, tertiary starting to develop, gentle tannin impression without overloading on silk. A different style than many today to be sure, likely in part due to the vintage.
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1/17/2024 - Jake Barnes wrote: 89 Points
Small pour at a walk-around tasting hosted by a local specialty retailer. Case and point for why most 2012 Bordeaux is a hard sell in the current market—thin nondescript red and black fruits (call it elegant, if that makes you feel better about the price), a touch of some generic age on the very light nose, and a short finish. This was nothing that couldn’t be thoroughly trounced by an ‘09 or ‘10 Cantemerle, which costs about $55 in today’s market versus the $149 price on this. 13.5% ABV (very good (barely)/*** (just)/15.5/89)
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1/17/2024 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Flickinger Tasting at The Casino (Chicago, IL): Apparently I didn't like this at UGC almost 10 years ago. I do quite like this now, though maybe it's my palate that has changed versus the wine. In any case, very archetypal leather-and-pencil-shaving Pauillac. Shows some plumminess as well, but this isn't overwhelmingly fruity. Nascent secondary characteristics, with primary characteristics still dominating.
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12/29/2023 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still youthful. Need more time to show its potential. Medium+ nose intensity with notes of black fruits, spices, chocolate, coffee. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.
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11/23/2023 - JeremyBernton Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking beautifully now. Understated, but truly delicious.
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