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<strong>Bordeaux</strong><strong>2018</strong> | Pauillac<br />
extraprima<br />
28<br />
96 – 97 LYNCH-BAGES Pauillac Parker 96 – 98 | Suckling 97 – 98 |<br />
WeinWisser 19/20<br />
Lynch-Bages always is one of the best Pauillacs.<br />
But the <strong>2018</strong> carries something particularly appealing,<br />
convincing, even fascinating in itself.<br />
Lynch-Bages lost about 20 % to mildew, harvesting<br />
37 hl per hectare, 60 % of which went into<br />
the Grand Vin. It consists of 72 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 % Merlot,<br />
6 % Cabernet Franc and 3 % Petit Verdot. It ages in 70 % new barrels<br />
and has 14.1 % alcohol. The measured tannin content is extremely<br />
high with an IPT of 95! Black color. Super-concentrated, full and<br />
sweet, with a particularly appealing freshness and attractive fruit. Its<br />
liqueur top note has something hypnotizing, the aromas are quite<br />
polished and clear, with linear and deeply arranged components.<br />
Firm on the palate, closed and densely woven, it operates with a<br />
high concentration in the finish. Very solid and compact on the palate,<br />
with abundant dark berry fruit, spicy and long. This Lynch-<br />
Bages is currently much longer in the finish than both Pichons and<br />
in my opinion is the best Pauillac directly behind the Premier Crus!<br />
Thomas Boxberger and Philippe Dhalluin<br />
Sylvie Cazes<br />
97 – 98 LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD Pauillac Parker 98 – 100 |<br />
Suckling 99 – 100 | WeinWisser 20/20<br />
At Lafite the mildew was fought with great effort<br />
even on the weekends, so major damage<br />
could be avoided and proudly almost 40 hl per<br />
hectare were harvested from the 17 th of September<br />
to the 5 th of October. Given the 35-hour<br />
week, this effort does not seem to be so easy to achieve in France.<br />
91 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5 % Merlot and 0.5 % Petit Verdot are<br />
representing the Grand Vin, which accounts for about 36 % of the<br />
production. It is aged in 100 % new barrels and reached 13.4 % alcohol.<br />
Dark, massive color. Distinguished, dark berry fruit and liqueur<br />
in the nose, the <strong>2018</strong> looks extremely concentrated and compacted<br />
and appears unusually massive and powerful for a young Lafite. Super-tight<br />
and close-meshed, the tannins appear a bit rougher than in<br />
Mouton and Latour, yet they are very fine and distinguished. Supersaturated<br />
and powerful in the mouth, round and soft, wonderfully<br />
creamy, as well as enormously fresh and clear. This Lafite is extremely<br />
deep and complex, not heavy, almost light, lingering with<br />
juicyness and tar, accompanied by licorice and elder from the small<br />
content of Petit Verdot. This is a very stylish Lafite whose massive<br />
interpretation in development will be interesting to follow.<br />
95 – 96 CLERC-MILON Pauillac Parker 93 – 95 | Suckling 95 – 96 |<br />
WeinWisser 19/20<br />
Clerc-Milon was harvested from the 17 th of September<br />
to the 10 th of October. This powerful Clerc<br />
Milon consists of 60 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 27 %<br />
Merlot, 9 % Cabernet Franc, 3 % Petit Verdot and<br />
1 % Carmenere and has a black, impenetrable color.<br />
Super-tight in the nose with a red to dark berry<br />
fruit component. Massive and racy in the mouth,<br />
clearly fleshier and more intense than usual, it shows great extraction<br />
and freshness. Its fine grained tannins are broad and profoundly<br />
arranged. It has a massive presence, is eternally long and spicy. An<br />
excellent Clerc Milon in the top flight of the best Pauillacs right behind<br />
the Premier Crus.
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