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Default TN: 1989 Ch. Lynch-Bages

On Oct 2, 11:54?am, Bi!! > wrote:
> On Oct 2, 8:47?am, MarcB > wrote:
>
> > My wife and I shared a bottle of our anniversary wine last evening (18
> > yrs of marriage), the 1989 Ch. Lynch Bages. We initially procured the
> > wine on futures, and it has been stored in my relatively warm (62F)
> > "cellar" since its arrival.
> > This wine is still developing. Decanted an hour before we started
> > drinking it, accompanying Steak Diane. Still very dark, with just a
> > hint of red-purple at the rim. Nose a bit restrained, but some black-
> > fruit aromas and plenty of lead-pencil. On the palate a rich, full
> > mouthfeel, and still considerable structure, but in balance. Very
> > pure core of Pauillac fruit, and a long (more than 2 min), layered
> > finish with fruit and secondary flavors coming and going. This is
> > only the second year in which the wine has appeared to be opening
> > up. It has a long future, so I am glad I have more.

>
> > Marc

>
> Lynch Bages is always a favorite of mine thanks for the notes. I've
> always found LB to hvae a little Brett that is more pronounced in some
> years than others. Can I assume that the '89 shows a bit of brett?


Can't speak for Marc, but I didn't get any real bretty aromas from an
'89 Friday. But I'm not very brett sensitive, and of course different
people react to different strains. I have gotten brett from '78 and
'83 Lynches.