BLANC DE LYNCH BAGES
2016 Haut Médoc Château Lynch Bages
| Grapes | Muscadelle, Sauv Blanc, Sémillon |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| District | Left Bank |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| ABV | 13% |
52% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Semillon, 18% Muscadelle. Such clever winemaking: a lovely mix of sweetness than tantalises and sets off the bright nettley and acidulous elements of Sauvignon Blanc. Bravo. Drinking range: 2018 - 2022 Rating: 91-93 L&S (Apr 2017)
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The light gold-colored 2016 Blanc de Lynch Bages has a classic, honeyed minerality and white grapefruit perfume that’s followed by a clean, medium-bodied, vibrant white that’s already drinking beautifully. Drinking range: 2019 - 2027 Rating: 91 Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com (Feb 2019)
The 2016 Lynch-Bages Blanc is an attractive, easygoing white. Lemon confit, chamomile and floral notes are all pushed forward, with exotic tropical overtones from the Muscadelle that are very much in evidence. Drinking range: 2019 - 2023 Rating: 88 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2019)
The 2016 Blanc de Lynch Bages has a delightful brioche-scented bouquet with subtle lime flower aromas and hints of frangipane. The palate is well balanced with a fine thread of acidity. A touch of toffee apple and lychee emerges toward the nicely composed finish. Very fine. Drinking range: 2020 - 2028 Rating: 89 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2019)
Château Lynch Bages
Pauillac Cinquième cru 1855 Thomas Lynch emigrated to Bordeaux from Galway in Ireland in 1691. He had two children and it was his son Thomas who associated the family name with Bordeaux by inheriting Lynch-Bages through his wife, and buying Lynch-Moussas and Dauzac in Margaux. Jean-Charles Cazes, who had recently bought Château Les Ormes de Pez in St Estèphe, took the tenancy of Lynch-Bages in 1934, and bought the property outright five years later. It has been the ownership of the Cazes family, who still own the estate, which turned Château Lynch Bages into the leading estate it is today, far exceeding the seemingly lowly 5th growth status bestowed upon it in 1855. There are 90ha of vines in the small village of Bages, just south of Pauillac. Red grapes are planted to 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Wines are fermented in temperature-controlled stainless-steel before ageing in wood (60% new) for 15 months. There has been a second wine produced at Lynch-Bages since 1978 that was originally called Château Haut Bages Averous, but has recently been renamed Echo de Lynch Bages. A small amount of Château Lynch Bages Blanc is made from 40% each of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon and 20% Muscadelle.
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