Grape variety: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot
Soil: Gunzian gravels
Vineyards of Lynch Moussas amount to almost 60 hectares, with some adjacent to the Batalley and Grand- Puy -Lacoste vineyards, obviously there is some near the village of Moussas, and there are also some vine further north, near the Duhart-Milon vineyards.
The vines are predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, accounting for 70% of the vineyard, the remainder entirely Merlot, and the vines dig their roots deep into the gravels that are typical of the region.
The fruit sees a manual harvest, before fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, with subsequent malolactic fermentation in the same vessel before transfer into oak, 60% new per annum.
88 Points – Robert Parker (Wine Advocate)
“Proprietor Philippe Casteja continues to upgrade the quality of this long forgotten Pauillac. The user friendly 2004 offers sweet tannin along with copious quantities of herb and cedar-tinged black currant and cherry fruit. This medium-bodied, soft wine is ideal for drinking over the next decade.”