Echo de Lynch Bages - Pauillac 2020

Le Figaro

90-92 / 100

the6/2/2021

Un second vin éclatant aux arômes de fraises au sirop et de tarte aux myrtilles. En bouche, une tension et une acidité surprenantes, suivie d'un bouquet opulent, et de tannins également tendus et minéraux.

Vinous

90-92 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 Echo de Lynch Bages is fabulous. A compelling second wine, Echo offers all the aromatic sensuality, red fruit and silkiness of the Grand Vin, but in an open-knit style that can be enjoyed upon release. All the elements are so impeccably balanced. Everything about the 2020 speaks to class and refinement.

Jeb DUNNUCK

92-94 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/28/2021

Offering classic Pauillac notes of blackcurrants, scorched earth, violets, and lead pencil, the 2020 Echo De Lynch Bages is a big, rich, nicely concentrated wine that shows the fresh yet powerful style of the vintage beautifully. It's a terrific second wine, yet one that's going to benefit from a few years of bottle age. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot

Vinous

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/27/2021

The 2020 Echo de Lynch-Bages is gentle and harmonious on the nose, not powerful but quite seductive thanks to its pure red currant and wild strawberry fruit; boysenberry jam emerges with time (meaning a couple of hours). The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, grippier than the nose suggests. An underlying saline element lends freshness on a firm finish that does not outstay its welcome, but encourages another sip. This is a fine Deuxième Vin.

Decanter.com

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

A serious Echo, one that has walls and depths to its tannins, and will take time to open up. Black pepper, cassis, cassis bud and liquorice, I would give this four or five years before opening. 3.8pH. Yields were down to around 22hl/ha. First harvest in the new gravity-fed cellars.

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2021

The 2020 Echo de Lynch-Bages is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, aging for around 12 months in one-year-old French oak barriques. It has an alcohol of 13.03%, a pH of 3.78 and an IPT (tannin index) of 80. Deep garnet-purple in color, it rolls out of the glass with expressive, upfront notes of baked black and red cherries, plum preserves and blackcurrant cordial, followed by hints of new leather, tobacco leaf and a medicinal waft. The medium-bodied palate is chock-full of savory flavors, with a chewy texture and just enough freshness, finishing a little rustic.

Jamessuckling.com

95-96 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe5/12/2021

Intense graphite and violet character with lead pencil. It’s full and firm with chewy and balanced tannins. Iodine coming through. So intense. Super second wine. Like the grand vin of Lynch from the 1980s. 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot.

Anthocyanes

91-93 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Légèrement grillé, des notes de menthol, de framboise et cassis au nez. Bouche légèrement atramentaire, droite, tendue avec une trame tannique assez imposante. Un beau vin parfaitement équilibré. Pour dans 3 à 5 ans.