12 bottles per lot
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LYNCH-BAGES
This is a marvellously attractive, almost plummy, Pauillac with a really concentrated blackcurrant bouquet and flavour. At the same time it is less tannic and agressive than many Pauillacs, with an emphasis on fruit and suppleness
Offered in original wooden case
Recently removed from excellent cellarage
Château Lynch-Bages--Vintage 1961
Pauillac, 5me cru classé. Château-bottled
One slightly corroded capsule. Lightly bin-soiled labels. Levels: five upper, three mid/upper, two mid and two mid/low-shoulder
Tasting note: Still a spectacular wine, the 1961 defies mortality. It has been at its peak for nearly 15 years, yet it shows no signs of losing its fruit and drying out. The color is a dark garnet with orange/amber at the edge. The profound bouquet has the magnetic allure that leaves great Bordeaux unmatched for complexity. Sweet notes of dried fruits, herbs, tobacco, smoke, and roasted meats are followed by an opulently-textured, thick, nearly viscous wine with high glycerin, ripe, jammy fruit, and an intoxicating combination of glycerin, extract, and suppleness. The wine holds in the glass without cracking up, and has a good 40-45 second finish. There is no telling how much longer this 1961 will retain its magic, but it is still a classic. Anticipated maturity: now-2010. 95 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot
This is a marvellously attractive, almost plummy, Pauillac with a really concentrated blackcurrant bouquet and flavour. At the same time it is less tannic and agressive than many Pauillacs, with an emphasis on fruit and suppleness
Offered in original wooden case
Recently removed from excellent cellarage
Château Lynch-Bages--Vintage 1961
Pauillac, 5me cru classé. Château-bottled
One slightly corroded capsule. Lightly bin-soiled labels. Levels: five upper, three mid/upper, two mid and two mid/low-shoulder
Tasting note: Still a spectacular wine, the 1961 defies mortality. It has been at its peak for nearly 15 years, yet it shows no signs of losing its fruit and drying out. The color is a dark garnet with orange/amber at the edge. The profound bouquet has the magnetic allure that leaves great Bordeaux unmatched for complexity. Sweet notes of dried fruits, herbs, tobacco, smoke, and roasted meats are followed by an opulently-textured, thick, nearly viscous wine with high glycerin, ripe, jammy fruit, and an intoxicating combination of glycerin, extract, and suppleness. The wine holds in the glass without cracking up, and has a good 40-45 second finish. There is no telling how much longer this 1961 will retain its magic, but it is still a classic. Anticipated maturity: now-2010. 95 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot
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