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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Mar 18, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 25, 2025 08:00PM EDT
  • 1990
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Medoc
  • Pauillac
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
Lot 7

1990 Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac - 6 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$2,500 - CAD$3,600

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This lot is comprised of 6 bottle(s) of 1990 Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2500 - $3600 with a reserve of $1800. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11587.

Condition

Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot - Base Of Neck And Scuffed Label, One Slightly Depressed Cork

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A collection from Ontario consisting of wines from France with a focus on the Bordeaux region. The consignor was referred to Iron Gate by a long-time client and friend and has taken exceptional care of their bottles. Purchased through various outlets and stored in climate-controlled conditions.
The rating for 1990 Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac is 97 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 1990 Lynch-Bages continues to drink brilliantly at age 32, bursting from the glass with rich aromas of blackberries and crème de cassis mingled with cigar wrapper, loamy soil, burning embers, nori and subtle hints of sweet leather. Full-bodied, broad and fleshy, it's unctuous and enveloping, with a generous core of fruit, sweet but still present tannins and a long, expansive finish. I have always tended to compare the 1990 and 1989 Lynch-Bages, and both wines are among the finest produced in Bordeaux in those years, embarrassing several of the first growths