2019 | Château Lynch-Bages | Pauillac Societa Agricola La Prevostura s.s. golden apple and lemon preserves

golden apple and lemon preserves accented by a skein of warm baking spices and graphite that winds through and lingers on the finish

Layered and very pretty

south-east

and a velvety texture

the nose changes to Mirabelle (yellow plums) and light honey

2019 | Château Lynch-Bages | Pauillac Societa Agricola La Prevostura s.s. golden apple and lemon preservesThe Chteau Lynch Bages is stunningly good, and it's going to be interesting to compare this to the over the coming decades. Based on 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, brought up in 75% new French oak, its dense purple hue is followed by an incredible bouquet of pure crme de cassis, freshly sharpened cedar pencil, spring flowers, smoke, and graphite, with an almost liqueur of rocks like minerality. A