Château Lynch-Bages

Pauillac

2023

Blend

71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

Château Lynch-Bages, Red, 2023
Category: Pauillac, 5ème Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pair with some of Bordeaux’s finest dishes: an entrecôte with a red wine and shallot sauce to a roasted duck with a Porto reduction, additionally recommended to decant prior fully prior to tasting.

Data sheet

Château Lynch-Bages

Pauillac

2023

Tasting notes

A lovely dynamic and forward selection of fruit on the nose with black cherries, blackberries, minerality and crushed stones. A layering of flavors that adds to the length on the palate.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 105 hectares

Soil composition: Garonne Gravel

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Hand-picked, sorted in the vineyard and table sorted in the cellars.

Maceration technique: With 6 elevator-mounted tanks to facilitate rack and return operations and connect to the underground barrel cellar.

Aging: Oak Barrels

18 months with 75% new oak barrels.

Type of oak: French

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

The first mentions of the Bages lands date to the 16th century, then in 1750, the Lynch family became the owners before Jean-Charles Cazes purchased the estate in 1929. Each generation after which has championed the estate, Jean-Michel Cazes added a more modern vat room, storage cellars. Jean-Charles would take over the estate in 2007, beginning by mapping out the terroir of the estate. A second renovation of the cellars was completed in 2022.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

During cellar renovation, the winery’s design, materials have been taken into consideration to improving its energy efficiency. With significant natural light and solar panels to supply a large portion of the energy needs. Additionally, rainwater run-off is collected to water plants.