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Type | Red |
Vintage | 2009 |
When to Drink | Now to 2030 |
Producer | Château Lynch Bages |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pauillac |
Grapes | Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon |
Pairing | Enjoy with Wild boar pate, Melba toast and juniper berries. |
ABV | 13.5% |
Volume | 75cl (Full Bottle) |
Château Lynch Bages, a 5ème Cru Classé, is one of the best-known Médoc estates 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 run by his son, Jean-Charles.
Lynch Bages's vineyards are superbly sited on a plateau west of Pauillac town, in the small village of Bages. The 90 hectares of vineyards (Red: Cabernet Sauvignon 75%, Merlot 15%, Cabernet Franc 10%) lie on deep gravel beds over limestone. For the reds, fermentation is temperature-controlled with extensive 'remontage' to ensure concentration and depth of colour. A special system of pipes transfers the wine from the cuves to the oak barriques (60% new) where it matures for 15 months.
Lynch Bages can be surprisingly soft and approachable when young. However, when fully mature, it develops a succulent richness and a heavenly bouquet of minty blackcurrants and cigar boxes. As Oz Clarke says "Lynch Bages is impressive at five years, beautiful at ten years and irresistible at twenty."
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