{"product_id":"chateau-lynch-bages-grand-cru-classe-pauillac-2015-magnum","title":"Château Lynch-Bages - Grand Cru Classé Pauillac 2015 (Magnum)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Lynch-Bages takes its name from the historic \u003c\/span\u003ehamlet of Bages\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLynch family of Irish descent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, whose association with the property began in 1750. Thomas Lynch acquired the estate throug\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e marriage, and his son Michel helped develop its reputation through improvements in drainage, vineyard management, and grape selection. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1855\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, Lynch-Bages was classified as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCinquième Grand Cru Classé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, or Fifth Growth, securing its place among the distinguished estates of the Médoc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe estate’s modern identity is inseparable from the \u003c\/span\u003eCazes family\u003cspan\u003e, owners since \u003c\/span\u003e1939\u003cspan\u003e. Their roots in Pauillac reach back to the nineteenth century, when an ancestor arrived from the Ariège to work in the Médoc. Jean-Charles Cazes, originally a baker, established the family’s winemaking legacy; his son André restored and expanded the vineyard. \u003c\/span\u003eJean-Michel Cazes\u003cspan\u003e, who joined his father in 1973, led extensive modernization and helped build the château’s international reputation. His son, also named \u003c\/span\u003eJean-Charles\u003cspan\u003e, took over the family estates in \u003c\/span\u003e2007\u003cspan\u003e, representing the fourth generation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSituated \u003c\/span\u003esouth and southwest of Pauillac, overlooking the Gironde estuary\u003cspan\u003e, Lynch-Bages cultivates more than 100 hectares. Its deep \u003c\/span\u003eGaronne gravel soils\u003cspan\u003e drain freely and retain warmth, supporting the ripening of Cabernet Sauvignon alongside Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Detailed vineyard mapping has divided the estate into approximately \u003c\/span\u003e200 sub-parcels\u003cspan\u003e, allowing the team to tailor cultivation and harvesting to the characteristics of each section. The estate also received \u003c\/span\u003eHigh Environmental Value Level 3 certification in 2018\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA notable recent milestone was the new winery designed with \u003c\/span\u003eChien Chung “Didi” Pei\u003cspan\u003e, first used for the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2020 vintage\u003cspan\u003e. Its gravity-based handling system and \u003c\/span\u003e80 fermentation vats\u003cspan\u003e allow smaller vineyard selections to be vinified separately, bringing greater precision to the final blend. Alongside this investment in wine, the Cazes family has made hospitality part of the estate’s identity, notably through \u003c\/span\u003eChâteau Cordeillan-Bages\u003cspan\u003e, opened in 1989. Lynch-Bages’ story brings together centuries of Pauillac history, four generations of family stewardship, and a continuing willingness to innovate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2015 Lynch-Bages has a very complex bouquet with layers of blackberry and bilberry fruit, crushed stone, cedar and graphite. It becomes earthier with aeration, with a hint of cough candy in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins. This is intense, backward, almost surly, yet the finish has incredible precision and persistence. Not to be underrated. Tasted at the Lynch-Bages vertical at the château.\" - 96 points, Vinous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent quality, but a little less depth through the mid palate than the 2014 or 2016 - making it one of the rare wines where the 2015 vintage is not beating out the 2014 in a vertical. Could simply be that it is closed down right now, as those Pauillac tannins can be pretty fierce in the early days. Certainly as it opens the texture deepens and widens, and you find coils of bilberry and raspberry fruits with waves of smoked earth, sage and saffron spice. 75% new oak.\" - 94 points, Jane Anson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Château Lynch-Bages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion: \u003c\/strong\u003eBordeaux\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal: \u003c\/strong\u003eCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pauillac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sommselection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67730597838984,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0349\/2239\/7832\/files\/PhotoRoom_20230316_124114_040a922b-6bca-4c6d-a4ba-59acf5f41bc2.jpg?v=1792799638","url":"https:\/\/vinonueva.com\/products\/chateau-lynch-bages-grand-cru-classe-pauillac-2015-magnum","provider":"VinoNueva Fine \u0026 Rare Wine Miami","version":"1.0","type":"link"}