Echo de Lynch-Bages

2nd wine

Pauillac

2023

Blend

55% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc

Wine designation

Echo de Lynch Bages, Red, 2023
Category: Pauillac, Bordeaux.

Food pairing

Serve alongside a beef tenderloin with a red wine reduction sauce to complement the full-body texture or alongside a duck breast with a red fruit glaze.

Data sheet

Echo de Lynch-Bages

2nd wine

Pauillac

2023

Tasting notes

With a pretty fruit-forward attractive profile, that balances blackberries with cacao. A finish that is very delicate with juicy tannins.

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

14 months in new and 1 year old 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.