WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 835; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2002 which is 874. 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 2002 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2002 but no other wine from Château Lynch-Bages: Damson, Striking. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.83%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2002 (12.5% vs 12.79%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 8 years (by 2024). 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 Château Lafite Rothschild 2012, Château Cheval Blanc 2006, Château Mouton Rothschild 2005, Les Forts de Latour 2005, Château Latour 2004; but better value alternatives would be Château Léoville-Poyferré 2002, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Giscours 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 2002
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
79 |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
154 |