Mike R

9.6

WNH rides again - this wine keeps getting better - incredible wine - the dark fruit and amazing color are prefect - but the taste is powerful but beyond approachable- extremely smooth / and the finish speaks in loud Dolby brilliant sounds - just so damn long

The herd had our party at Bookers Guesthouse / thank you Eric, Lauren and Glenn. — 7 years ago

with Shawn, Carl and 3 others

Jay Kline

9.5

This was a really fun follow up to the duo of 2010 Saint-Damien’s. Same consulting wine maker (P. Cambie). Consistent with my previous experiences with this wine, it was beguiling from the start. Lush, amazing example of Grenache with brambles for days and while that sounds like this is massively fruit forward (and it is) it’s just so pure that you can’t help but fall head over heals for it. Sadly, all good things must come to an end and this was my last bottle. Tremendous. — 7 years ago

Michael Seely

9.4

Enjoy the cool yrs, this 2011 is well structured — 8 years ago

with Joe

Keith Herrick

9.6

This was about a year or two past peak drinking. Nonetheless, no other rose comes close. It still had tons of fruit. A rose fruitiness, with a red wine nobility (as dumb as that sounds). It opened up a lot over the course of an hour — 8 years ago

Camille Puglia

9.3

A multi-faceted Gruner: sulfuric and bitter. Sounds awful but tastes wonderful. — 9 years ago

with Jim

Craig Becraft

9.0

Bright and dusky bracing acid wonderful sipping — 9 years ago

Manrico A.

9.0

D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S. — 9 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.1

Bright dusky cherry with leather, tobacco and cedar, including a streak of acidity from Barbera and with surprising richness from Merlot. — 10 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Whenever I have a really older bottle of wine, I think, what was I doing in this case 1989?

About this time of year, I was walking into Candlestick Park for the Bay Bridge World Series while this wine was fermenting. I was walking through the parking lot when the 89 earthquake hit. It was like Godzilla was a Gopher tunneling under my feet. The stadium erupted with a resounding cheer. Earthquake during the World Series...yeah! It wasn’t until an hour later that hard reality set in.

This Chateau Lynch-Moussas is a recent direct purchase from the Negotiant. 89 was a pretty good Bordeaux year. So, why not see how a 5th Growth producer wine evolved over 30 years. It’s a treat to enjoy wine with this much age.

While Lynch-Mousses has improved vastly in more recent vintages, back in the day, they made some nice wines but, not great. This wine shows beauty & elegance but, it lacks fundamental elements of high quality. However, its fruit and structure have held up nicely over the years.

The nose reveals a fair amount of; barnyard, mushrooms, ripe; blackberries dark currants, dark cherries, black raspberries & strawberries on the edges of the glass. Black plum skin, dark chocolate, raspberry cola, mocha, caramel, clove, nutmeg, burnt cinnamon, tarriness, graphite, leather, old tobacco, dark spice, dry herbs, dark, rich, black earth, stones, dry brush, steeped tea with withering red & dark florals.

The body is still full and round. The fruits are still ripe & slightly candied. The wine is still holding an interesting drinking window, it’s on the decline. While that sounds not good, I find them in this phase infinitely more interesting. Ripe; blackberries dark currants, dark cherries, black raspberries & some strawberries. Black plum with skin, dark chocolate, raspberry cola, mocha, caramel, clove, nutmeg, burnt cinnamon, vanillin, tarriness, graphite, leather, old tobacco, dark spice, dry herbs, dark, rich, forest floor, mushrooms, stones, touch of limestone minerals & crush rocks, dry brush, steeped tea with withering red & dark florals with violets. The acidity is round & excellent. The long finish is; rich, ripe, well balanced & intergraded with long drier but, very floral persistence.

Excellent with our steaks. Still has another 5-7 years of good drinking ahead with excellent storage. I also miss the 12-13% ABV of the 80’s Bordeaux’s.

Photos of; the entrance view of Chateau Lynch-Moussas, Count Jean-Baptiste Lynch of Ireland and Chateau founded in the 1800’s, the owner/operator since 1961 - Emile Casteja and their barrel room.
— 7 years ago

Meg Herring

9.0

Crushed up red Halls sprinkled over olives and earth. Sounds weird but I am into it. — 8 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.4

21 February 2018. Vine Wine, Brooklyn NY. — 8 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

Mmmmmmmmmmm so beautiful. How can you possibly do better than this for $15? Full, thick, deep... sounds x-rated. — 9 years ago

Geoff Troup

Sales Eder Brothers, Cellar Fine Wines

9.2

Current vintage. 2004 sounds old but this tastes so young. So lively, bracing, and uncompromising. Racy, dynamic acidity makes the whole palate a bit inscrutable at first. I cannot overstate how much grip this wine has. Slowly, acid dissipates to reveal some true game and meat overtones. Petroleum, tannin, and tart fruit. Fabulous with Spanish cuisine. Although this was a lot for fun to try now, I'd recommend putting it in a dark part of your cellar for...Let's say 20 years. — 9 years ago

with Matt

Jason Crouse

8.9

fruity! bitter red fruit, like a pomegranate or a cherry. smelled a little like Brussels sprouts at first-- is that sulfur? smells much better after opening a bit, sorta like a jolly rancher. still pretty bitter (smoky?), not chuggable because of that but having very little tannin makes it go down easy anyway. feels a bit peppery? black pepper sounds right but maybe it's bell peppery. not mind blowing but I'm into it. definitely want to try more zweigelts and get to know them (Astor)
— 7 years ago

Shane Walker

9.0

Clear, pale lemon colour. Clean, pronounced aromas of gooseberry and tropical fruits. Palate is dry with high acidity. Light bodied with zingy, ripe passionfruit and citrus flavours. Short finish. A very good quality wine. — 7 years ago

with Michele

AJC

9.5

Really liked it. Tastes like a good cab with some pepper, which sounds disgusting but was really good. — 8 years ago

Mirah Nirvana

9.6

Citrusy not too sweet. Crisp. It's a sip for me #badandboozy #badandboozypod — 8 years ago

Rick Zywotko

9.3

Ohhhh boys....CLASSIC Bordeaux here! Big nose of wet cedar, pencil, earth and red berries! Deep dark ruby color, with no signs of any bricking. Lush tasting as it settles in mid palette for about a 30 second finish. Just loving it, and a great start to the Christmas Holiday for the Mrs and I, enjoying all the sights and sounds before the kids and their entourage descend on us! — 8 years ago

with Mike and Michael

Chris Fransham

9.6

Had this at Glen & Josh's wedding. Absolutely stunning. Struck match on the nose, not overly oaky and woody, light and delicious. (I only know the struck match note because I was told about it, but it sounds good :P) — 9 years ago

Veronica Castro

9.1

This tastes just like coconut water. A tad more viscose but with that very same taste. Sounds simple, but, good. Went amazingly well with a spicy shrimp and Mexican chorizo stew this evening. Very tasty. Clean finish. — 9 years ago