Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

9.121 ratings
9.04 pro ratings
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy, Salami & Prosciutto, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Herbs, Chicken, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Soft Cheese, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Blue Cheese, Onion
Top Notes For
Sipping Fine Wine

A blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, aged for 18 months in French oak (75% new). Deep vivid red with complex fruit aromas and pepper spice. On the palate, big fruit flavors of blackberry and cherry with cedar, leather and pepper. Fine tannins with great aging potential, smooth and balanced on a lingering finish ending with minerality. Tasting Sample.

A blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, aged for 18 months in French oak (75% new). Deep vivid red with complex fruit aromas and pepper spice. On the palate, big fruit flavors of blackberry and cherry with cedar, leather and pepper. Fine tannins with great aging potential, smooth and balanced on a lingering finish ending with minerality. Tasting Sample.

Dec 31st, 2016
Niki Lin

High acidity and approachable. Delicious

High acidity and approachable. Delicious

Jan 25th, 2016
Rob Landsness

Brand Ambassador/Agent Jeffrey Davis Signature Selections

8.5

A big wine, plenty of grip with a fine tannin finish, I think the core of fruit puts this in balance, very fresh. Should age well

A big wine, plenty of grip with a fine tannin finish, I think the core of fruit puts this in balance, very fresh. Should age well

Apr 1st, 2014
Jean-Philip Journeault

2018

Nov 9th, 2024
Paul J
9.4

This was very nice! Classic Bordeaux all around. Refined with nice earthy elements. Medium depth and finish. Better values out there, but the tasting group really enjoyed.

This was very nice! Classic Bordeaux all around. Refined with nice earthy elements. Medium depth and finish. Better values out there, but the tasting group really enjoyed.

Jul 27th, 2024
Scott Kahn

Rich, full bodied, and very long on the palette after an hours decant. Dark fruit abounds; tannins we’re fine and we’ll integrated. Still quite young in presentation with decades of life remaining i. This vintage!

Rich, full bodied, and very long on the palette after an hours decant. Dark fruit abounds; tannins we’re fine and we’ll integrated. Still quite young in presentation with decades of life remaining i. This vintage!

Feb 12th, 2023
Steve S

I remember liking the 2011 better. Still a nice wine, complex and interesting, but a bit greener and softer/more surface level

I remember liking the 2011 better. Still a nice wine, complex and interesting, but a bit greener and softer/more surface level

Nov 13th, 2019
Ken Jenkins

Not the best vintage, but a great house. A bit lighter body than some other Lynch-Bages vintages, but still beautifully layered and complex.

Not the best vintage, but a great house. A bit lighter body than some other Lynch-Bages vintages, but still beautifully layered and complex.

Dec 15th, 2017
Ted Boydston

A fine Bordeaux of bramble, earth/dust, leather, and herbs. Traditional, delicate, yet enough oomph to pair with Italian fare. Worth a spin.

A fine Bordeaux of bramble, earth/dust, leather, and herbs. Traditional, delicate, yet enough oomph to pair with Italian fare. Worth a spin.

May 26th, 2017
Young Bock Lee

Dark chocolate, coffee, slightly burnt wood, dark chocolate, black pepper, aromas on the nose. Med body, med acidity, smooth soft fine tannins with smooth lingering finish. Young, soft delicate texture and fine tannins. Approachable texture and fruit with fine tannins.

Dark chocolate, coffee, slightly burnt wood, dark chocolate, black pepper, aromas on the nose. Med body, med acidity, smooth soft fine tannins with smooth lingering finish. Young, soft delicate texture and fine tannins. Approachable texture and fruit with fine tannins.

Feb 22nd, 2017