Grape variety: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
The 90 hectares (220 acres) of Château Lynch-Bages are located just outside of the town of Pauillac. The vineyard occupies a gravel ridge looking down over the Gironde estuary. The well-drained soil consists mainly of deep gravel beds over a limestone sub-strata.
Deep red-ruby color
The nose already offers aromas of black-currant and cherry. Sappy aromas of spicy red berries, leather and tobacco Subdued aromas of plum, redcurrant, truffle and milk chocolate, plus a faint medicinal aspect.
Its extremely full-bodied texture suggests that this will be a good wine for laying down.
15 months in oak barrels (of which some 50-60% are new)
