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TOP 10 best vintages of Château Lynch Bages
The greatest and fullest-bodied vintage ever (along with the 2000), it has reached an incredible degree of maturity and is characterized by a sublime nose of blackcurrant, cedar, herbs and spices. A voluptuous, rich, intense wine of superb purity, with important notes of fruit, glycerin and sweetness. Drink through 2026.
Garnet/purple color. Pronounced notes of blackcurrant, chocolate-covered cherry, blackberry and mint, supported by scents of garrigue, earth and tapenade. Medium-bodied and wonderfully concentrated. Generous fruit with firm, ripe, grainy tannins. Hints of pepper, cinnamon and clove on the finish. Truly, a legendary vintage.
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Lynch Bages 2018
Very dark violet in color. The nose is rather timid at first, as this wine is still young. Notes of blackcurrant, black cherry and plum. Also red roses, cigar box, incense, cardamom, black olives, toast and smoked meats. Full-bodied, with a solid base of very firm, ripe, grainy tannins. Superb freshness underpins the generous layers of black fruit.
The crimson-colored 2000 reveals a florid bouquet of blackberries, cassis, graphite and pen ink. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins that have opened up beautifully over the past fifteen years. This wine is still in its teens, but has admirable purity, texture, mouthfeel and power, combined with elegance. One of the best Lynch Bages, to drink until around 2035.
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Lynch Bages 2010
An utterly brilliant wine somewhat reminiscent of the 1989. Jean-Charles Cazes, who took over from his father several years ago, has produced a magnificent wine with classic creaminess. Blackcurrant mixed with hints of smoke, graphite and spring flowers. This is a massive, full-bodied Lynch Bages, very worthy of 1989, with remarkable power, loaded tannins, extraordinary concentration and precision. Drink it over the next three decades.
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Lynch Bages 2009
The Lynch Bages 2009 has a grena color. A deep wine that is perfumed with crème de cassis, blackberry tart and baked plums, with a box of chocolate, incense and hints of undergrowth, as well as bay leaves. Medium- to full-bodied, taut and well sustained on the palate. It has a firm, grainy texture and a lively backbone that finishes beautifully.
It's such a consistent wine... A Pauillac that never disappoints. It continues to carry a relatively backward nose of blackberry and cedar, graphite a little more accentuated. The aromas purr like a Bentley. The palate is very well defined with a rigid structure, well-judged acidity, notes of chestnut and cooked meat. Secondary notes are found on the dense finish suggesting a long tasting plateau. What a prodigious wine from Jean-Michel Cazes!
The nose is impressive. With molten tar, a touch of peppermint and delineated black fruits that seem to gain in intensity with each passing moment in the glass. Strangely, these secondary notes of laurel and dried herbs give way to more primitive fruit-derived perfumes with aeration! The palate does not disappoint. Medium-bodied, well-defined tannins and extremely well-judged acidity. This Lynch-Bages is perfectly balanced. Notes of black truffle and sandalwood emerge towards the finish. A disarmingly pure and persistent finish.
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Lynch Bages 1961
Another spectacular wine, the 1961 defies mortality. It's been at its peak for almost 15 years, but shows no signs of fruit loss or drying out. The color is dark garnet with orange/amber glints on the rim. The bouquet is deep, with sweet notes of dried fruit, herbs, tobacco, smoke and roasted meats, followed by an opulent, thick, almost viscous wine with high levels of glycerin, ripe fruit and jam. You'll notice the astonishing suppleness. There's no telling how much longer this 1961 will hold its magic, but it's still a marvel.
The history of Château Lynch Bages
Lynch Bages has a long history in Bordeaux. The château takes its name from the region, "Bages". The vineyard of what was to become Lynch Bages was created, then extended, by the Dejean family, who sold it in 1728 to Pierre Drouillard. In 1749, Drouillard bequeathed the estate to his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Lynch. The estate thus came to belong to the Lynch family, where it remained for 75 years and inspired the name Lynch Bages. However, it wasn't always known by this name. For a time, the wines were sold under the name Jurine Bages. Indeed, when the estate entered the Médoc classification of 1855, the wines were sold under the name Château Jurine Bages. At the time, the estate was owned by a Swiss wine merchant, Sébastien Jurine.
In 1862, the property was sold to the Cayrou brothers, who restored the estate's name to Château Lynch-Bages in honor of the Lynch family. Around 1870, Lou Janou Cazes and his wife Angélique were living in Pauillac, near Château Pichon Longueville Baron. It was here that Jean-Charles Cazes, the couple's second son, was born in 1877.
In the 1930s, Jean-Charles Cazes, who was already in charge of Les Ormes-de-Pez in Saint-Estèphe, agreed to lease the Lynch Bages vineyards. This agreement to take over Lynch Bages was beneficial for both the owner and the energetic Jean Charles Cazes, as the vineyard had become dilapidated and required costly replanting, which was too expensive for the owner at the time. But for Cazes, this represented an opportunity, as he had the time and ability to manage Lynch Bages, but lacked the funds to purchase the vineyard. Jean-Charles Cazes finally bought both properties on the eve of the Second World War. Lynch Bages and Les-Ormes-de-Pez have been run by the Cazes family ever since.
The modern era of Château Lynch Bages
Around 1970, they expanded their vineyard by purchasing land in Haut-Bages Averous and Saussus. By the end of the 1990s, their vineyard had grown to almost 100 hectares. Jean-Michel Cazes, who had worked as an engineer in Paris, joined the wine trade in 1973. In a short space of time, Jean Michel Cazes modernized everything at Lynch Bages: new winery, building insulation, new technologies and new equipment. He built storage cellars, restored loading bays and cellars over the next fifteen years. Lynch Bages is one of the most popular and sought-after brands in Bordeaux wine today, thanks to the tireless efforts of Jean Michel Cazes.
Did you know? In 1985, Lynch Bages became the first wine sent into space when a French astronaut took a bottle of 1975 Lynch Bages with him on the US-French space flight!
In 1987, Jean-Michel Cazes joined the team at AXA insurance company, which was looking to build up a portfolio of investments in quality vineyards in the Médoc, Pomerol, Sauternes, Portugal and Hungary.
Jean-Michel Cazes was appointed director of the wine division and of all the estates, including, of course, neighboring Château Pichon Baron. It was a busy time for Jean-Michel Cazes. In June 1989, Lynch Bages' new winemaking facilities were inaugurated just in time to accommodate one of the finest vintages ever produced by Lynch Bages. In 1990, the estate began producing white wine, Le Blanc de Lynch Bages. In 2001, the Cazes family bought vineyards in the Rhône Valley, in the Languedoc appellation, as well as in Australia and Portugal. A few years later, they added a vineyard in Châteauneuf du Pape. In 2006, Jean-Charles Cazes took over the management of Château Lynch Bages. Jean-Michel Cazes continues to run the wine and tourism division of the family business. Thanks to its constant promotion on the Asian market, Château Lynch Bages remains one of the most powerful wine brands in Asia, particularly in China.
In 2017, Château Lynch Bages embarked on a thorough renovation and modernization, focusing on winemaking and technical facilities. The project, led by renowned architects Chien Chung Pei and Li Chung Pei, are the sons of the famous architect who designed the glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris, as well as several other important buildings. The new cellars will feature a glass roof, terraces offering 360-degree views, and fully modernized reception areas and offices. 2017 is a big year of change and investment for the Cazes family. In March 2017, they purchased Château Haut Batailley from Françoise Des Brest-Borie, giving the Cazes family over 120 hectares of 1855-classified vineyards in Pauillac!
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