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

    Château Lynch Bages, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2005

    96/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    94/100
    The Wine Independent
    93/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2005

      12x75cl

      DP

      £1,661.47

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Very pure nose with a hint of smoky oak (from 80% new barrels), plenty of sweet blackcurrant with a rich hint of yeast extract. There is good weight on the palate, very fine tannins and a balanced length. Despite the considerable power, the wine is restrained, elegant and stylish.

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    Critic Reviews

    93/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2005 Lynch-Bages is more opulent on the nose with camphor-tinged black and red fruit, desiccated orange peel and sage. With time, it develops a lovely floral component. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, bold and brassy with plenty of substance. This is no shy retiring wallflower but rather a demonstrative, almost flamboyant Pauillac with layers of black fruit laced with white pepper on the finish. Maybe it is a bit brash for some? But give this time because it will ultimately mellow. Tasted at the Lynch-Bages vertical at the château.
    drinking window 2021 - 2028
    date of review 07/2023
    96/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Dark rich ruby, smoked campfire and grilled cedar aromatics, a brilliant Pauillac that is still full of tannic archicture and frame. I had this out of half bottle last year and it was tasting more approachable than this, no doubt because the bottle size helped things to evolve. One of the few where I would suggest not drinking this yet, even the fruit feels muscular right now, and it needs another few years to translate this hidden power into the seductive, rip-roaring wine that is so clearly in there. 80% new oak, Daniel LLose winemaker. This was the last year that Jean-Michel Cazes was in charge before handing over to his son Jean-Charles.
    drinking window 2022 - 2055
    date of review 09/2022
    94/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2005 Lynch-Bages is composed of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-brick in color, it strides out of the glass with classic notes of warm cassis, baked black plums, and cedar chest, leading to suggestions of tapenade, dried Provence herbs, smoked meats, and the faintest waft of cigar box. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is youthful and taut, with a solid backbone of grainy tannins and lively line preserving the fruit beautifully, delivering a wine of great purity. The finish is long and fruity. Delicious now in this youthful flush, it has the backbone to cellar a further 20 years+.
    drinking window 2022 - 2042
    date of review 07/2022

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pauillac
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    12.5%

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