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Vintage | 1985 |
Rating | 95-100 |
Classification | Médoc - 5ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pauillac |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | From 100 € to 200 € |
Château | Lynch Bages |
Country | France |
Grands Echezeaux
Saint Emilion
PERRIER JOUET Belle Epoque 1985
Champagne
Saint Emilion
Margaux
Pauillac
Pessac Leognan
CLOS ROUGEARD - Les Poyeux 1985
Saumur Champigny
Saint Emilion
Saint Estèphe
I have had great and less great bottles of this vintage over the years. The 1985 was the magazine's Wine of the Year in 1988. Today it shows loads of fruit, with blackberry, licorice and fresh herb character. Full, round and velvety. Long and delicious
Top 100 Wine 1988
The 1985 has been totally disarming, seductive, and sexy since birth. Its corpulence, medium to full-bodied personality, low acidity, attractive silkiness, and copious quantities of herb-tinged cassis fruit have always made this wine a winner. It is beginning to display a few signs that it is at its peak of maturity and will not get any better. In fact, it might be best consumed over the next 5-10 years. As it sat in the glass, the 1985 faded more than any other vintage, but its immense up-front pleasure cannot be denied. This is a wine to decant right before serving, and not to linger over. It is a beautiful, elegant style of Lynch Bages. It is sure to please both connoisseurs and neophytes.