"MarcB" > wrote in message
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> 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
>
>
We're sipping away the last bottles 1970 Ch. Lynch Bages. It's quite
wonderful, much bigger than
other 1970 clarets. We haven't started on the case of 1982's yet. Has anyone
recently tried this year for
Ch. Lynch Bages, or for any other Bordeaux?
TIA,

Kent

Kent