The 2008 Lynch-Bages is a wine of remarkable depth and complexity, offering powerful aromas of cassis, cranberry, dried florals, and tobacco. On the palate, it is full-bodied and vibrant, with a fine balance of acidity, firm tannins, and a layered, textured profile. The wine’s youthful energy and strong structure suggest it has great aging potential, and it will continue to evolve beautifully over the next two decades. While it can be enjoyed now, further cellaring will unlock even more of its richness and finesse.

The Wine Advocate | RP 93
Published: Aug 31, 2011

A sensational effort for the vintage, this textured, opulent, superb Lynch Bages is already strutting its stuff and should easily last for 20 years. Medium to full-bodied with an opaque dense purple color, notes of flowers and cassis, a layered texture that builds incrementally in the mouth and tremendous purity and depth, it can be drunk now or cellared for two decades or more. Bravo! 

Jamessuckling.com | JS 93
Published: Jun 16, 2016

Lots of currant and lemon rind undertones. Full body, firm and silky tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Tight and linear but pretty and bright. Just opening now. Drink or hold. 

Decanter | D 93
Published: Jan 1, 2018
Drink: 2020-2035

More concentrated and tannic than many of the other Pauillacs in this vintage, with powerful cassis fruits, notes of liquorice and still-chewy tannins, with cigar box and menthol starting to tunnel though. It could do with another few years, and it's built to go the decades. Accomplished and enjoyable.

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 17.5
Published: Mar 12, 2025
Drink: 2022-2038

78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Aged for 15 months in oak barrels (75% new).
Youthful purple-black hue. Dark-fruit and liquorice notes. Shows little or no evolution. Fine-boned, fresh and elegant on the palate. Medium-bodied and lithe but with plenty of drive. Strong structure despite an absence of weight. Worth waiting.

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Outstandingly consistent quality…

The estate’s reputation as a top quality wine producer took off in 1945 after a series of exceptional vintages. Over the years, the wines have gained finesse and complexity. Château Lynch-Bages is defined by its outstandingly consistent quality. Vintage after vintage, the wine has acquired greater accuracy, adding distinction to the hedonistic that made its reputation.

The wine’s distinctive character has earned it a place amongst Pauillac’s greatest. Generous right from its youth, it develops structure, finesse and elegance as it matures.

2008 Blend
78%Cabernet Sauvignon
13%Merlot
7%Cabernet Franc
2%Petit Verdot

« Everything comes to him who wants… »
As with the 2007 vintage, we laboured under a rather wet and depressing summer sky, before once again the weather improved late in the year, saving the harvest.

The vintage in a nutshell: • Early but irregular budbreak • Cool and damp summer weather • Miraculous recovery

We began picking on 30 September and finished before the first frosts on 19 October. As with 2007, warm weather in September and October saved the vintage. This year once again, we saw proof that the combination of great terroirs with interventionist viticulture gradually produces remarkable rich grapes.

Lynch-Bages 2008 displays nice aromas of cranberry, dried floral notes, and tobacco. The palate has nice energy and acidity with excellent tannin structure. A very good blend of intensity, depth, and structure.