Lynch Bages Pauillac 5eme Cru 2015

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Lynch Bages
Label Name:
 
Pauillac 5eme Cru
Vintage:
 
2015
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Pauillac, Médoc (Bordeaux)
Volume:
 
3000ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Cabernet Sauvignon 70%, Merlot 24%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Petit Verdot 2%
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Vinous 96; James Suckling 95; Wine Advocate (Lisa Perrotti-Brown / Neal Martin) 92–94; Wine Spectator 93–95; Decanter 93; Jancis Robinson ~17+/20

Tasting Note
Powerful Pauillac: ripe blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, graphite, tobacco and dark spice. Full-bodied with firm ripe tannins, minty freshness, mocha oak influence and a long mineral finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, ribeye, beef stew, venison, mature hard cheeses. Asian: Korean BBQ (galbi), Cantonese roast pork/char siu, Peking duck with hoisin, beef rendang or Sichuan beef with moderate spice.

Production Method
Hand-harvested; destemmed and fermented in temperature-controlled vats; partial malolactic in barrel/vats; aged ~18 months in ~75% new French oak; estate bottled.

Vineyard Info
Château Lynch-Bages, a Cazes family estate (5ème Cru Classé 1855) in Pauillac; ~90+ hectares on Garonne gravel soils, long-standing producer with modernized gravity-flow cellars.