WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 853; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2001 which is 876. The average score for Château Lynch-Bages is 887, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Lynch-Bages they use words like Fruit, Cassis, Black, Full, Tannins, Purple, Ripe, Dense, Classic, Long, Dark, Sweet, Ruby, Rich, Firm. The 2001 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2001 but no other wine from Château Lynch-Bages: Flavorful, Fun, Leathery, Cask, Aromatic, Approachable, Meat, Olives. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 12.78%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2001 (13% vs 12.78%). The wine has been ready to drink for 11 years (since 2005) and should be consumed within the next 1 years (by 2017). It normally takes wines from Château Lynch-Bages around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 16 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Les Forts de Latour 2005, Château Batailley 2010, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Margaux 2006, Château Latour 2003; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers below average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score, 70% of wines are better value.
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Prices & Deals for Château Lynch-Bages 2001
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
74 |
| 2015-08-18 |
gbp |
140 |