WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 798; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 855. The average score for Château Lynch-Bages is 888, 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 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Château Lynch-Bages: Hardness, Mouthfull, Lightweight, Underbrush, Intertwined, Kirsch, Cashmere, Plump, Unadulterated, Persistency. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.83%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 2008 (12.5% vs 13.02%). The wine is ready to drink now (2016) and should be consumed within the next 16 years (by 2032). 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 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Haut-Bailly 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, 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 2008
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-16 |
gbp |
94 |
| 2016-01-16 |
gbp |
94 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
67 |