Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé 2009
The 2009 Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (76%), Merlot (18%), Cabernet Franc (4%) and Petit Verdot (2%) aged in French oak for 15 months of which 70% was new oak. Utilising satellite photography, the winemaking team, introduced intra-plot harvesting, and the harvest was performed according to the ripeness of the grapes in each small section of the vineyard. Rich, ripe and opulent the 2009 has the highest level of polyphenols ever measured at Lynch Bages, as well as high alcohol (nearly 13.5%). Gorgeous to taste, it may well remain so throughout its life, such is the ripeness of both fruit and tannin. One can imagine drinking the 09’s young to enjoy the exuberance of their fruit, but much greater pleasure will be obtained through the exercise of patience.
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The Producer Château Lynch Bages | Pauillac
Château Lynch-Bages is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The Grand Vin produced here was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus (Fifth Growths) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Daring, innovative and...
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The Region France | Bordeaux
The French wine region of Bordeaux is blessed with an almost-perfect viticultural situation on the west coast of France, and is probably the most well-known wine region in France and famous the world over for its enviable château-based classification system.
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The Primary Grape Wine By Grape Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is a well known grape variety used to great effect in Bordeaux, France where it is vitally important to the classic wines of the Médoc. Here it is blended alongside Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot to produce truly world-class wines. Cabernet...
The Primary Grape Wine By Grape Variety | Merlot
Merlot is a very popular red wine grape variety with big red and black fruit flavours of raspberries, ripe strawberries, plum and blackberry, giving the wine a softer taste. It is invaluable in the production or red wines from Bordeaux, particularly...