Lynsolence 2020

Professional Ratings

• 95 James Suckling

  A beautiful young red with a solid core of ripe fruit that shows blueberry, raspberry and some stone character. The polish and finesse to the tannin texture is impressive. Barrel Sample: 94-95

• 95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2020 Lynsolence is 100% Merlot, aging for 18 months in French oak barriques, 100% new. Deep purple-black in color, it charges out of the glass with energetic scents of fresh blackberries, crushed black cherries and ripe, juicy black plums, plus nuances of cedar chest, lilacs and licorice with a touch of dusty soil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with taut black fruits, framed by firm, finely grained tannins and fantastic tension, finishing long and layered. The alcohol is 14.5% this year.
  Barrel Sample: (93-95)+
• 93 Jeb Dunnuck
  All Merlot brought up in new oak, the 2020 Lynsolence delivers the goods, which it has done for many years now. Offering a beautiful nose of cassis and black cherry fruits as well as chalky minerality and classy oak, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a straight, focused texture, impressive mid-palate density, and a great finish. It has a solid veneer of oak, but it’s integrated and unobtrusive, and this is just a classy Saint-Emilion that will keep for 15 years or more.
  Barrel Sample: 91-93+