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Château Lynch-Bages

Château Lynch-Bages gets its name form its 17th century founder, Thomas Lynch, whose father emigrated from Ireland in 1691 to Bordeaux. Thomas Lynch married a woman in the village of Bages who inherited the estate that is now Château Lynch-Bages. In the 18th and 19th centuries the estate was bought and sold several times, but in 1937 it was purchased by the grandfather of the current owner, who is is Jean-Michel Cazes. In the 1950s and 1960s the wines of Château Lynch-Bages were some of the most heralded of Pauillac and Jean-Michel has continued to focus on quality. Although Château Lynch-Bages is a Fifth Growth Bordeaux according to the 1855 classification, most reviewers say the château’s wines are much closer to the quality of Second Growth wines. The estate includes 235 acres planted to 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 14% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. Vines are 35 years old, on average, and 38,000 cases are produced annually.

1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   
9 available
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1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   
2 available
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1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   
2 available
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1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   

1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; heavy label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   

1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   

1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   

1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   

1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   

1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; heavy label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   

1970 Château Lynch-Bages

Capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   

1978 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  92   

1978 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   

1983 Château Lynch-Bages

Light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  90   

1985 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

MB  *****   
WS  95   
RP  90   
JR  18   
WS  #1 of 1988   

1986 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  92   
CT  92.2   
MB  **/**   

1986 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  92   
CT  92.2   
MB  **/**   

1988 Château Lynch-Bages

Base neck fill; label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  92   
CT  92   
DE  ****   

1988 Château Lynch-Bages

Lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  92   
CT  92   
DE  ****   

1989 Château Lynch-Bages

Light label condition issue

DE  *****   
RP  99+    
WS  98   
VN  95   
JR  17.5   
2 available
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1989 Château Lynch-Bages

DE  *****   
RP  99+    
WS  98   
VN  95   
JR  17.5   

1996 Château Lynch-Bages

RP  92   
WS  92   
ST  90   
JR  17   

1999 Château Lynch-Bages

MB  *****   
RP  90   
5 available
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1999 Château Lynch-Bages

Lightly depressed cork

MB  *****   
RP  90   

2000 Château Lynch-Bages

RP  97   
WS  96   
WE  95   
CT  93.5   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   
2 available
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