Château Lynch-Bages Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1961
Available at 4 stores
Ratings on Delectable
Mike Saviage 
From a great looking bottle with a VTS fill. Slow ox’d for 2 hours then decanted an hour before drinking. Amber tawny color. Ethereal nose. Notes of black cherries, roses, cola, rhubarb, barnyard, gravel and some menthol. Still has a good core of fruit. Some tobacco notes develop and the cola thing becomes stronger with air in a glass. Impactful finish. After about 90 min this started a decline. At its peak this was ethereal and amazing. The key is to time the opening, air time and consumption to find it at its best.
From a great looking bottle with a VTS fill. Slow ox’d for 2 hours then decanted an hour before drinking. Amber tawny color. Ethereal nose. Notes of black cherries, roses, cola, rhubarb, barnyard, gravel and some menthol. Still has a good core of fruit. Some tobacco notes develop and the cola thing becomes stronger with air in a glass. Impactful finish. After about 90 min this started a decline. At its peak this was ethereal and amazing. The key is to time the opening, air time and consumption to find it at its best.
9.6
Lee Lightfoot
Fully resolved but can still hold on another decade. Truly stunning.
Fully resolved but can still hold on another decade. Truly stunning.
9.5Mike Saviage
Darkest of the older Bordeaux today, almost opaque. Pencil and graphite notes in the nose, black fruit and a hint of mint. Nice fruit in the mouth. Really good.
Darkest of the older Bordeaux today, almost opaque. Pencil and graphite notes in the nose, black fruit and a hint of mint. Nice fruit in the mouth. Really good.
9.4Dominick Purnomo
Owner/Wine Director Yono's Restaurant/dp An American Brasserie
'61 nice way to kick off the night!
'61 nice way to kick off the night!
9.3
