Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Lynch Bages |
Label Name: | Pauillac 5eme Cru |
Vintage: | 1996 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon 79%, Merlot 13%, Cabernet Franc 6%, Petit Verdot 2% |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) ~93 pts (commonly cited); Wine Spectator 92 pts (2007); Decanter 95 pts; Neal Martin 91 pts (2016); Jancis Robinson ~17/20
Tasting Note
Cassis and black cherry core with pencil-lead, cedar, tobacco and graphite notes; minty herbal lift, firm integrated tannins and a long, savory finish.
Food Pairing
Roast lamb, grilled ribeye/steak, beef Wellington, aged hard cheeses; Peking duck, Cantonese roast pork, Korean BBQ (bulgogi/galbi), Sichuan-style braised beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; fermented in stainless tanks with malolactic fermentation; aged ~15 months in French oak (approx. 50–60% new) before bottling.
Vineyard Info
Château Lynch-Bages (Cazes family) is a 90 ha Pauillac estate on gravel soils; classified 5ème Cru (1855) and known for Cabernet-dominant, ageworthy wines.