2020 CHÂTEAU LYNCH MOUSSAS 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAU LYNCH MOUSSAS

2023 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac

Grapes Cab Sauv, Merlot
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Pauillac
Classification 5ème Cru Classé
ABV 13.5%

Lynch Moussas is classically one of the lighter-styled Pauillac classifieds, and its intensity in both colour and tannic architecture in this vintage reflects just how well this appellation has fared in 2023. There is balance to the blackberry fruits set against tobacco leaf and liqourice, although the levels of ripeness are not as fully in evidence as with Batailley. But honestly, this small group of wines, under the ownership of Philippe Casteja, can be relied up for offering typicity and great quality at still-reasonable prices. 49hl/h yield. 58% new oak for ageing, 50% 1st wine. Drinking range: 2030 - 2045 Rating: 93-100 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2024)


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The 2023 Lynch-Moussas is super-expressive right out of the gate. The lifted, expansive bouquet is enticing. Red-toned fruit, blood orange, cedar, new leather and sweet pipe tobacco build over time, adding layers of complexity and overall dimension. This stylish, mid-weight Pauillac is a delight. Drinking range: 2028 - 2043 Rating: 92-94 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (May 2024)

This wine from the Borie-Manoux portfolio is a Cabernet-strong blend, with 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and just 22% Merlot. It opens with a nose of slightly mentholated berry fruit, with a touch of smoked oak. The palate presents the same fresh and breezy fruit profile hinted at on the nose, with perfumed peony and currant, touches of black pepper and a seam of lightly sandy minerals. It follows with a medium-bodied presence, with attractive, tightly knit tannins which provide a fine backbone to the palate, and which leave the finish modestly gripped. A fine, rather svelte young Pauillac in this challenging vintage which should develop well. Tasted three times. The alcohol is about 13.5%. Rating: 89-91 Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com (Apr 2024)

This really takes off at the end. It’s medium-bodied with excellent tannins that run the length of the wine. Very solid. 78% cabernet sauvignon and 22% merlot. Rating: 94-95 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2024)

Château Lynch Moussas

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 Castéja bought Lynch Moussas in 1919, and his family still own the estate. Lynch Moussas has has not really matched its apparent namesake estate of Lynch Bages which exceeds its 5th growth status with ease. Indeed, by the end of the 1960's, Lynch Moussas was run down with the chais in such bad repair that the wine had to be made at neighbouring Batailley. Things have improved considerably since then and, in good years, Lynch Moussas produce some perfectly decent claret. There are 60ha of vines, in various plots around Pauillac, planted with 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot.

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