Chateau Lynch-Moussas 1996
(Grand Cru Classe - Pauillac, Bordeaux, France)
Won at a Wellesley family wine tasting many years ago (?2001), this had been tucked away for 10 years to reach maturity. In that time not only had the wine mellowed but the demand for top Bordeaux has seen the price of Lynch-Moussas double! Saved for a suitably great catch-up dinner at the Oxford & Cambridge club, and decanted in advance for us. Quite wonderful stuff. Still deep medium core of colour, and an opulent open nose of cedar and tobacco. Incredibly smooth tannins and balanced, still fresh-and-fruit rather than old and thinning. A very fine classic, and a pleasure to drink. I find it can be so hit-and-miss choosing the right moment to open, but definitely got this at just the right point before it started the downhill slide. 16.5/20 (and that's from someone who generally isn't a huge fan of claret!)
Drink up, this is surely at its best right now.
Of note: Parker 86 pts, 2004-2012.
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