2024 Echo de Lynch-Bages, Pauillac

Lovely depth and concentration, love the precision and uplift, fragrant and leafy, the juice brings a sense of bounce and pleasure to the dark fruits. 20% new oak. 3.62 pH.

The 2024 Echo de Lynch-Bages is plush, supple and seductive, all the qualities of the Grand Vin, on a naturally smaller scale. Silky contours wrap around a core of dark red plum fruit, mocha, spice, new leather and cedar. This is a terrific Echo that will drink well right out of the gate.

Medium-bodied, bright, crisp, and fresh, there is nice lift, and energy here on the palate, and in the chewy, bright, red currant filled finish. The wine blends 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 37% Merlot. 12.8% ABV, 3.62 pH. Drink from 2027-2038.

The 2024 Echo de Lynch-Bages, aged in 20% new oak and representing around one-third of the crop, showed a lot of reduction on the nose when I tasted it at the château, as well as a little greenness. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, a dash of black pepper and a light marine note towards the finish. To be honest, there's a large gap between this and the Grand Vin in this vintage.

The 2024 Echo de Lynch-Bages offers up aromas of dark berries and rich, toasty oak. Medium-bodied, robust and tannic, it's a chunky, structured wine that will certainly require some patience.