Château Lynch Bages - 5e G.C.C. | Pauillac
Red wine | France, PAUILLAC | 2014
We notice a deep red colour with purple hues. On the nose, dark fruits, spices, cedar and blackcurrant emerge. On the palate, the wine is impressive in terms of fruit intensity, with a very generous and full mid-palate that truly comes alive, supported by highly refined tannins. The finish is rich and silky, with hints of black fruit and soft spices. A cru to cherish!
€156.99
129.74
excl. VAT
Specifications
Serving temperature
18 °C
Type
Red wine
Country
France
Vintage
2014
Storage (years)
> 10
Volume
0.75
Grape & craft
Region
PAUILLAC
Grape varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon (69%), Merlot (26%), Cabernet Franc (3%), Petit Verdot (2%)
Viticulture
Sustainable/HVE
Vinification
The vineyards cover 100 hectares and are divided into around 200 sub-plots. The soils consist of typical Garonne gravel. Harvesting is carried out by hand, plot by plot, with sorting already in the vineyard to select only the best grapes. One third of the malolactic fermentation takes place in vats, and two thirds in barrels. The wine is aged for 18 months in oak barriques (75% new oak).
Flavour profile
Taste profile
Complex with firm tannins
Food pairing
Game | Entrecote - grilled | Lamb - grilled
About Ch. Lynch Bages
The Lynch family originally comes from Galway in Ireland. After the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, John Lynch moved to Bordeaux. His descendants quickly found success, shifting from the wool trade to wine export, and in 1749 they acquired the Domaine de Bages.
The estate changed hands several times in the 19th century and was purchased in 1939 by the Cazes family, who had already been helping to restore the then-declining property since 1934. Under the leadership of Jean-Charles Cazes, quality was further elevated to its current level.
Château Lynch-Bages is a Cinquième Cru Classé from the 1855 classification, located on the Bages plateau just south of Pauillac. The vineyard covers approximately 100 hectares, planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (71%), Merlot (22%), Petit Verdot (3%) and Cabernet Franc (4%), with an average vine age of 40 years. Vinification is carried out entirely in stainless steel, with an annual production of around 35,000 cases.
Since 2018, they have held the French HVE Level 3 certification (Haute Valeur Environnementale): precision viticulture, a strongly reduced use of herbicides and insecticides, and great attention to biodiversity and soil management.
Since 2018, they have held the French HVE Level 3 certification (Haute Valeur Environnementale): precision viticulture, a strongly reduced use of herbicides and insecticides, and great attention to biodiversity and soil management.
