Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2023 En Primeur 6 Btl. Case

Country: France Region: Bordeaux 

Varietal:  71% Cabernet Sauvignon 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot

Vintage: 2023 Colour: Red Style: Dry

Producer: Chateau Lynch Bages 

ABV: 13.5% 

Description:
This wine is always a popular choice during En Primeur and we expect demand to be just as strong as ever this year – especially given the attractive price of €520 per case 6x75cl in bond, making it the lowest price compared with any other vintage of Lynch.  

A perennial overachiever, Lynch Bages has made a name for itself over the decades for not just being one of the great producers of Bordeaux, but also of representing excellent value. Owned by the same family – the Cazes – since the 1930s, Lynch’s reputation was initially built up by Jean-Charles Cazes, a real pioneer in Bordeaux during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the first winemaker in Bordeaux at that time to take the risk of picking later, becoming instrumental in steering Bordeaux towards a richer, riper style.

In recent years, the Château has invested heavily in improving the vineyards using satellite technology combined with surveys on soil quality to enable precise intra-plot vineyard management and vinification. They have also completely renovated the cellars and vat room, which were designed by famed architect Chien Chung Pei (son of the world renowned I.M. Pei).

The 2023 vintage is offered at a very favourable price with previous years – a substantial reduction of 34% vs 2022.  

Tasting Notes:

" Blackberry, black cherry, crushed stone and graphite. Lead pencil, too. It’s full-bodied with juicy, chewy tannins. Vertical and layered with lovely length. Quite plush. Chewy tannins at the end. Cabernet sauvignon driven. Showing excellent potential.
97 - 98 Points
James Suckling

" Concentrated, intense and muscular, not a word that I have used very often in 2023 Bordeaux. You get a deeply-rooted tannic grip, with soot, squid ink, cassis, blackberry, bilberry, liqourice root, slate scrap, pummice stone and mint. Lynch Bages seems to be wrought from a different place than it was a decade ago, impressive, powerful Pauillac, with an eye on long ageing. 75% new oak, Jean-Charles Cazes owner, Nicolas Labenne technical director"
96 Points
Jane Anson

"The flagship 2023 Château Lynch-Bages is based on 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, resting in 75% new French oak. One of the biggest, richest wines in the vintage, it’s deep purple-hued and offers up some classic Lynch richness in its smoky black fruits, smoked earth, graphite, and tobacco-driven aromatics. These carry to a full-bodied Pauillac with ample mid-palate depth, ripe, building tannins, and a great finish. While it's clearly in the lively, fresher style of the vintage, it's a serious, structured, incredibly impressive Pauillac with tons to love. It's not far off the style of the 2019"
95-97 Points 
Jeb Dunnuck

Terms: Delivery Spring 2026. Excludes VAT & Duty, Payable upon delivery.