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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 summer of 2002 will long be remembered by our region’s holidaymakers as a national disaster! The grapes, too, suffered from conditions that were less than favourable: days that were mostly overcast and interspersed with showers hampered maturation, and it was no thanks to the somewhat inclement weather that veraison took place.
The clusters were small but fairly compact, and a uniform veraison was eventually achieved towards the end of August. The last week of the month finally saw the return of an unusually long anticyclone. Leaf thinning carried out at the end of August enabled the grapes to reap the maximum benefit from the superb sunshine throughout September.
Maturation was unleashed at last and progressed rapidly, aided, admittedly, by the low potential yield. The clusters were not overly loaded, and therefore ripened swiftly and evenly. The sanitary state remained perfect.
Harvesting began on 30 September and finished on the morning of 15 October, taking place in exceptionally sunny conditions. In a nutshell, the Indian summer saved the vintage, particularly the Cabernet Sauvignon – the main variety in our blend. A sometimes forgotten vintage surrounded by outstanding years, Lynch-Bages 2002 is fleshy and ample, and exudes charm."
- Château Lynch-Bages
