Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac 5ème cru classé 2023 Barbera d'Asti with floral and white fruit

with floral and white fruit aromas

The carbonation is soft and persistent like the delicate fizz of a good frizzante prosecco

‘The 2023 Kirwan turned out beautifully

A lovely wine with lots of potential from Claire Villars-Lurton

full-bodied palate features dried black cherry

Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac 5ème cru classé 2023 Barbera d'Asti with floral and white fruitThe 2023 Lynch Bages takes some time to really settle, so I gave it 5 10 minutes in the glass. On the nose, glossy black fruit mixes with touches of cassis, graphite, violets and blood orange, perhaps demonstrating more horsepower than I anticipated. The palate is medium bodied with fine, saturated tannins. There is a lovely symmetry to this Pauillac (not unlike Latour), armed with a cashmere texture and plenty of backbone on the finish, even though I