FAMILLE JEAN-MICHEL CAZES Pauillac de Lynch-Bages 2016
- SKU:
- 3530202
- UPC:
- 2310056899359
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. In a similar vein, this is a wine that is all about what the label doesn’t tell you.
Firstly, simply labelled as Famille J-M Cazes Pauillac, it isn’t immediately apparent that this is the third wine of Château Lynch-Bages. First created in 2009, it’s made entirely from fruit grown on the young vines of the prestigious property. Secondly, it doesn’t explain what a phenomenal vintage 2016 was. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate rated it as an “extraordinary” vintage in Pauillac. So, wines from top properties such as Lynch-Bages are not to be missed.
A wonderful introduction to the property, this displays all the classic Pauillac character, but in a smooth early drinking style. Cassis, plums, cherry liqueur chocolates, star anise, leather and cedar; if this is the third wine, you’ll soon be itching to try the first.
Pauillac’s Château Lynch-Bages offers a quality to price ratio that’s seriously hard to beat. Don’t be fooled by its Cinquième Grand Cru Classé status, as Jancis Robinson notes: “If any château’s positioning in the… 1855 classification highlights just quite how outdated it is then Lynch-Bages… would be the one. Rated a 5th growth in 1855, it has been for the last few decades a definite Super Second.”
SKU No.: 3530202
Style No.: 846097
Region: Bordeaux
Grapes: Cabernet Franc,Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 13%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. In a similar vein, this is a wine that is all about what the label doesn’t tell you.
Firstly, simply labelled as Famille J-M Cazes Pauillac, it isn’t immediately apparent that this is the third wine of Château Lynch-Bages. First created in 2009, it’s made entirely from fruit grown on the young vines of the prestigious property. Secondly, it doesn’t explain what a phenomenal vintage 2016 was. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate rated it as an “extraordinary” vintage in Pauillac. So, wines from top properties such as Lynch-Bages are not to be missed.
A wonderful introduction to the property, this displays all the classic Pauillac character, but in a smooth early drinking style. Cassis, plums, cherry liqueur chocolates, star anise, leather and cedar; if this is the third wine, you’ll soon be itching to try the first.
Pauillac’s Château Lynch-Bages offers a quality to price ratio that’s seriously hard to beat. Don’t be fooled by its Cinquième Grand Cru Classé status, as Jancis Robinson notes: “If any château’s positioning in the… 1855 classification highlights just quite how outdated it is then Lynch-Bages… would be the one. Rated a 5th growth in 1855, it has been for the last few decades a definite Super Second.”
SKU No.: 3530202
Style No.: 846097