Château Lynch Bages 5ème Grand Cru Classé 1985
12.5%
9L
Intensity
Raised at the top by Jean-Michel Cazes, unstoppable ambassador of Bordeaux wines, Lynch-Bages is one of the best-known Pauillacs, combining power, structure and seduction.
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Château Lynch Bages 5ème Grand Cru Classé 1985
The wine
Manual harvests, rigorous selection and ageing for 12 to 15 months produces wines with superb concentration, rich tannins and notes of spices and menthol. With time, they develop an exceptional aromatic complexity.
About the Producer Château Lynch Bages
Located on the outskirts of Pauillac, on one of the town’s most beautiful hilltops and overlooking the Gironde estuary, Château Lynch-Bages owes its name partly to the very old hamlet of Bages and partly to the Lynch family (of Irish descent), which looked after the estate’s destiny from the eighteenth century onwards. Bought by the Cazes family in 1934 and already highly renowned, Lynch Bages took a further step forwards when Jean-Michel Cazes arrived at the helm in 1974. Jean-Michel Cazes invested all his energy, talent and charisma in promoting the estate whose quality and reputation he further enhanced. However, he was to become the tireless ambassador not just for his own wine but for Bordeaux and for the whole French wine industry, travelling worldwide to meet an ever increasing circle of passionate wine enthusiasts. In 2006 he handed over the running of the estate to his son Jean-Charles who continues to maintain its high standards.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 6 bottles
Levels: 2 Marginally low, 1 Low neck, 3 High shouldersObservations: 6 Marginally damaged labels, 2 Old leak marksOrigin: private individual
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: no
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 12.5 %
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Pauillac
Classification: Cinquième Grand Cru Classé
Owner: Famille Cazes
Vintage: 1985
Colour: red
Service temperature: 16°
Size (in ha): 107 hectares
Volume: 420000 bottles
Intensity: classic
Leading aroma: black fruit
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine