Château Lynch Bages, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Château Lynch Bages

Château Lynch Bages, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac


Destination

portfolio
Portfolio
These wines are in stock and are available for delivery at your convenience.

2021
6x75cl
DP
£631.22

2020
6x75cl
DP
£643.22

2019
3x1.5L
DP
£715.22

2016
3x1.5L
DP
£769.22

2008
12x75cl
DP
£1,418.46

2008
75cl
DP
£118.20

2000
12x75cl
DP
£2,978.46

2021
6x75cl
DP
£631.22

2020
6x75cl
DP
£643.22

2021
12x37.5cl
DP
£649.22

2018
3x1.5L
DP
£619.22

2018
6x75cl
DP
£660.02

Broking
Broking
These are wines from our broking list and have an average delivery window of 15 working days.

1985
12x75cl
DP
£2,808.00

2019
6x75cl
DP
£619.22

2019
6x75cl
DP
£607.22

2016
6x75cl
DP
£775.22

2015
3x1.5L
DP
£619.22

2015
6x75cl
DP
£649.22

1999
12x75cl
DP
£1,670.46

2005
12x75cl
DP
£1,778.46

En primeur
En Primeur
The following wines are either En Primeur or Ex-Chateau and currently abroad awaiting shipment to the UK. These wines are subject to final confirmation from the Justerini & Brooks team.

2022
6x75cl
EP
£636.00

2022
3x1.5L
EP
£646.00

2022
1x3L
EP
£469.00

2022
12x37.5cl
EP
£651.00


Château Lynch Bages, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac

1985
1999
2000
2005
2008
2015
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Tasting Notes


ABV:
12.5 %

Critics score


Score:
95

100

Source:
Neal Martin, Vinous

Date:
07/2023

Notes
I tasted the 1985 Lynch-Bages on two occasions. Firstly, at the property, I am perplexed by its loose-knit nose and disjointed palate. I put a question mark against my score because a dozen-plus encounters over the years were far superior. A second bottle at a private dinner in London reinstates my adoration for this forerunner for the dazzling successes at the end of the decade. Melted tar, wild mint and pure black fruit blossom on the nose and, like previous bottles, seem to gain intensity and delineation with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with refined, pliant tannins that frame truffle-infused black fruit. It is paradigmatic of the vintage, so elegant and sensual instead of tannic, a little savory towards its caressing vintage. What's not to love?

specifications

country:
France

region:
Bordeaux

Appellation:


style:

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Allergen Information:
This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.


Château Lynch Bages

Château Lynch Bages

Jean-Charles Cazes became the tenant at Lynch Bages in 1934, later purchasing the estate and starting a program of investment, restoring the Chateau and undertaking much work in the vineyards. The estate has since prospered, becoming recognised globally, but being particularly popular in the UK market. The estate is now run by Jean-Charles’ great grandson, Jean-Charles.

There are three principle plots, one between the village of Bages and the outskirts of Pauillac, one to the west of Bages towards Grand Puy Lacoste, and the final plot lies at the south of the commune close to St Julien. In all there are approximately 100 hectares under vine on classic Gunzian gravel over marl, chalk and sand. The vineyards are planted with 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Recent vintages have seen the estate returning to its very best form, not that they have ever really suffered any loss of form. This 5th growth estate has always been an over-performer, but recent efforts would suggest that the wines are on a par with the ‘Super Seconds’.

It is also worth mentioning their excellent second wine, Echo de Lynch Bages. This was previously called Haut Bages Averous. Since the 2008 vintage, Echo along with the excellent Ormes des Pez offers drinkers the Lynch Bages style at a fraction of the cost.

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