Château Lynch Bages 5 cru Pauillac 2016
Château Lynch Bages , a 5ème Cru Classé , is one of the best known Médoc properties and has always had a particularly strong following on this side of the English Channel. Since 1973 it has been owned by the enigmatic Jean-Michel Cazes and is now headed by his son Jean-Charles.
Lynch Bake Vineyards are superbly located on a plateau west of Pauillac town, in the small village of Bages. The 90 hectares of wine fields (Red: Cabernet Sauvignon 75%, Merlot 15%, Cabernet Franc 10%) lies on deep gravel beds above limestone. For the red, the fermentation is temperature controlled with extensive 'reassembly' to ensure concentration and depth of color. A special piping system transfers the wine from the cubes to the own barrier (60% new) where it matures for 15 months.
Lynch Bakes can be surprisingly soft and accessible when they are young. But when fully ripe, it develops a juicy richness and a celestial bouquet with mintful blackcurrants and cigarette boxes. As Oz Clarke says, "Lynch Bages is impressive in five years, beautiful in ten years and irresistible in twenty years."
Château Lynch Bages , a 5ème Cru Classé , is one of the best known Médoc properties and has always had a particularly strong following on this side of the English Channel. Since 1973 it has been owned by the enigmatic Jean-Michel Cazes and is now headed by his son Jean-Charles.
Lynch Bake Vineyards are superbly located on a plateau west of Pauillac town, in the small village of Bages. The 90 hectares of wine fields (Red: Cabernet Sauvignon 75%, Merlot 15%, Cabernet Franc 10%) lies on deep gravel beds above limestone. For the red, the fermentation is temperature controlled with extensive 'reassembly' to ensure concentration and depth of color. A special piping system transfers the wine from the cubes to the own barrier (60% new) where it matures for 15 months.
Lynch Bakes can be surprisingly soft and accessible when they are young. But when fully ripe, it develops a juicy richness and a celestial bouquet with mintful blackcurrants and cigarette boxes. As Oz Clarke says, "Lynch Bages is impressive in five years, beautiful in ten years and irresistible in twenty years."
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