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The Château Lynch-Bages is one of those illustrious properties that have contributed to the reputation of the great wines of Pauillac.
Located on the land of "Batges", a gravelly hillock overlooking the Gironde estuary, its history begins in the 17th century when it was owned by Thomas Lynch, a Bordeaux merchant of Irish origin. It was at that time called the "Lynch cru" and remained in the family until 1824.
In 1855, the Château Lynch-Bages obtained the title of Fifth Grand Cru Classé in the famous classification of Médoc wines for the Paris World Fair.
His modern history has been written by the Cazes family, which still owns it. In 1939, Jean-Charles Cazes, who already owned Château Les Ormes de Pez at Saint-Estèphe, bought Domaine and breathed new life into it by raising its standard. When he died in 1972, his grandson Jean-Michel Cazes took over the reins and gradually, thanks to numerous technical renovations and by surrounding himself with the right people, he was able to produce a wine on a par with the great Pauillac. Since 2006, it is his son Jean-Charles who manages it, always with one objective in mind, that of producing the most precise wines possible, marked with the imprint of the Cazes.
The year 2020 marks a "new era" at Château Lynch-Bages, with a historic harvest, the first vinified in the new facilities.
The winter was marked by mild temperatures and heavy rainfall. After a summer of Sec, the 525 mm of rain between October and December 2019 replenished the Réserve water content of the soils. These conditions led to an early bud-break (15 days ahead of schedule) and uniformity across the vineyard: March 20 for Merlot and March 26 for Cabernet Sauvignon.
The first flowers appeared around May 10. After a rainy start to May, warm, dry conditions enabled rapid flowering in ten days, heralding a fine harvest. From June 19 onwards, the end of the rains and the rise in temperatures altered the hydric profile of the vintage. Dry, sunny conditions and temperature variations favored optimal ripening of the grapes.
Harvesting began on September 14 with the Merlot at full maturity, and ended on September 29 after nine days of harvesting for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Malolactic fermentation takes place in vats (one third) and barrels (two thirds), with the first blends made at the end of November.
Vinified in the new facilities, the 2020 vintage stands out for its concentration, silky tannins, aromatic freshness and moderate alcohol content, in a more classic style at Bordeaux, after two warmer vintages. It completes a trilogy with 2018 and 2019.
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