20-22 Lynch Bages, Haut-Batailley and Ormes de Pez tasted

2020 Château Ormes de Pez

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice notes nose, scented and fruit forward. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, some spices, long finish. Nice energy to it. 91

 

2020 Haut-Batailley Verso

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, liquorice notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, fruit forward, long.  91

 

2020 Château Haut-Batailley

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, fruit forward nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy, detailed, lovely texture to it, long finish. 94

 

2020 Echo de Lynch-Bages

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, nuanced, fruit forward, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, nuanced, juicy, long.  92

 

2020 Château Lynch-Bages

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward, nuanced nose, elegant, touch of tobacco. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, energetic, detailed, nuanced, wonderful playfulness, mouthwatering and so smooth, long finish. Gorgeous! 97

 

2021 Château Ormes de Pez

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice notes nose, some herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, leaner bodied, good length.  89

 

2021 Haut-Batailley Verso

Ruby. Blueberries, red fruits, some herbs, fruit forward nose, lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and darker fruits, anise, nuanced, juicy if lighter, long.  89

 

2021 Château Haut-Batailley

Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, some spices, fruit forward nose, somewhat leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and darker fruits, some vanilla and spices, blackberries, dark fruits, long finish, but narrower. 91

 

2021 Echo de Lynch-Bages

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, spices, blueberries notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, nuanced, elegant texture, long if leaner finish.  90

 

2021 Château Lynch-Bages

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, fruit forward nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, blackberries, nuanced, juicy, detailed, elegant, lovely texture, long finish. It is narrower, but classic in style. 94

 

2022 Château Ormes de Pez

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, some spices on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, some herbs, dark fruits, long. Bit jammy. 90

 

2022 Haut-Batailley Verso

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blackberry jam, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, quite playful acidity, long finish. 91

 

2022 Château Haut-Batailley

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries,d ark fruits, anise, some spices, beautiful depth to it, on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, fruit forward, nuanced, detailed, long. Wonderful Haut-Batailley. 94

 

2022 Echo de Lynch-Bages

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward and nuanced nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced, juicy, layered, intense, long. A gorgeous Echo! 93

 

2022 Château Lynch-Bages

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, nuanced, layered, intense and deep nose, scented and has lift to it. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, blackberries,d ark fruits, intense, lots of texture but fine grained and fine tuned, long finish.  98