I was invited over to a freind's home for a lambfest this weekend.
Braised, grilled roasted, leg, breast, loin and chops. I took a
bottle of 2000 Leoville Poyferre and he had a bottle of 2000 Lynch
Bages. We were the only winos. Both bottles were opened and decanted
one hour before serving. Both wines were on a very similar timeline
from an ageability standpoint and I would put each wine into a dumb
stage as niether one seems totally together and both were a bit
disjointed.

2000 Leoville Poyferre. fairly pure nose of cassis with a bit of wet
stones on the nose. Fruit forward on the palate, plenty of cassis and
blackberry with a high toned acidity and a pronounced mineral note.
Tannins were still quite pronounced and the acidity seems too intense
and almost overpowers the fruit. "B"

2000 Lynch Bages. A bit more complexity at this point than the
Leoville Poyferre. Cassis, berry, and lead pencil aromas in the nose.
Black fruits and cassis with a fair amount of graphite and leather on
the palate. Slightly drying tannins need time to smooth out. "B"