Château Lynch-Bages 1985–2022
Wednesday 12 March 2025
• 7 min read
A vertical tasting of this very popular Pauillac estate. Above, from left to right: Nicolas Labenne, Jean-Charles Cazes and Daniel Llose in the tasting room at Lynch-Bages. See this guide to our many bordeaux verticals.
If popularity could be taken into account in the 1855 classification, Château Lynch-Bages would probably have gained first growth status by now. Such is the following for this rich, Cabernet-led Pauillac, the upgrade would be considered inevitable. In reality the estate was classified as a fifth growth but for some time has been rated a second growth due to price and reputation. Price...
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