Originally Posted by
ma91pmh
Yes indeed
Though I will say mature Lynch Bages has traded at a high premium long, long before the Chinese came barging in. When I first got into wine speculatively in the early 2000s I ended up buying Lynch Bages because after 10 years it priced more like a super-second than a fifth. And the 1989 is a 99+ Parker score compared to the 91 rated Las Cases (which personally I have always found overpriced versus the likes of Ducru or even Gruaud in St Julien - which happens to be my absolutely favorite wine region). Though I am surprised you got more than you did for first growths (the RP100 Haut Brion 89 looks like it trades around 4x the price of 99+ Lynch Bages)
Anyway I am sure that was a good trade for you ^
I've got just a couple of bottles left of each of Lynch Bages 82, Leoville LasCases 82 and Mouton 81. Of the three, the Lynch Bages is my favourite, by a considerable margin. However, I got more enjoyment per $ out of a 3litre box of Italian Sangiovese I bought last summer from K&L for $18 and drank with my kids and their friends on a lovely hot summer's evening.....