Wife and I shared our annual wedding-anniversary bottle of Ch. Lynch
Bages, 1989, last night. It, like our marriage, is 21 years old.
Wine was purchased on release and stored in my 60-degree F cellar
since.

Cork came out in two pieces, so not bad. Decanted 1 hr before
drinking.

Color: Still very, very dark, although no longer black as it was for
a decade and half. Some red/purple evident at the rim. Still very
youthful in appearance. If I had not seen it black, I would say no
evidence of aging.

Nose: Very prominent lead pencil. Cedar and violets. Backed by
cassis-fruit. Very enticing.

Palate: Outstanding. Beautifully balanced, rich and mouthfilling.
Opens with cedar. tea, tobacco, and a hint of fennel, followed shortly
by a beam of cassis that was outstanding. Adds spice and earth later,
rolling into a 2 min finish with waves of flavor.

Second best bottle so far.

Cheers,
Marc

On 10/1/10 9:58 AM, MarcB wrote:
> Wife and I shared our annual wedding-anniversary bottle of Ch. Lynch
> Bages, 1989, last night. It, like our marriage, is 21 years old.
> Wine was purchased on release and stored in my 60-degree F cellar
> since.
>
> Cork came out in two pieces, so not bad. Decanted 1 hr before
> drinking.
>
> Color: Still very, very dark, although no longer black as it was for
> a decade and half. Some red/purple evident at the rim. Still very
> youthful in appearance. If I had not seen it black, I would say no
> evidence of aging.
>
> Nose: Very prominent lead pencil. Cedar and violets. Backed by
> cassis-fruit. Very enticing.
>
> Palate: Outstanding. Beautifully balanced, rich and mouthfilling.
> Opens with cedar. tea, tobacco, and a hint of fennel, followed shortly
> by a beam of cassis that was outstanding. Adds spice and earth later,
> rolling into a 2 min finish with waves of flavor.

It's been a while since I've had this wine, Marc, but it sounds like you
had a very good bottle of it. We were likewise married in '89, but
didn't have the foresight to stock up on wines from that year. Quel
dommage.

Mark Lipton

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