| Category: | Red Wines |
| Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
| Producer: | Lynch Bages |
| Label Name: | Pauillac 5eme Cru |
| Vintage: | 2020 |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Pauillac, Médoc (Bordeaux) |
| Volume: | 750ml |
| ABV: | 13.41% |
| Grape(s): | 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc |
| Acidity: | 4 |
| Tannins: | 4 |
| Sweetness: | 1 |
| Body: | 4 |
| Length: | 4 |
| Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
| Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 96 (Top 100 #3, 2023); Vinous 96; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 94-96 (c. 95); Jeb Dunnuck 96; Decanter 96; James Suckling 98-99
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant, blackberry and cassis with cedar, pencil lead, violet and saline minerality. Medium-full, ripe powdery tannins, bright acidity and a long, graphite-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Roast lamb, ribeye or short ribs, beef Wellington, aged hard cheeses; Asian pairings: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (bulgogi/galbi), Cantonese roasted pork, Szechuan beef or beef rendang.
Production Method
Fermented in stainless/elevated tanks, aged ~18 months in French oak barriques (≈75% new). Traditional Bordeaux vinification with careful selection and élevage.
Vineyard Info
Owned by the Cazes family since 1934; classified Fifth Growth (1855). 100+ ha on gravelly Bages plateau. New winery inaugurated in 2020.
Lynch Bages Pauillac 5eme Cru 2020
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