Chateau Lynch-Bages • Pauillac, France
Château Lynch-Bages is the powerful, Cabernet Sauvignon–led Grand Vin of this Pauillac Fifth Growth estate, sourced from…Château Lynch-Bages is the powerful, Cabernet Sauvignon–led Grand Vin of this Pauillac Fifth Growth estate, sourced from deep Garonne gravel terraces overlooking the Gironde and typically aged around 15–18 months in predominantly new French…Learn More »
$180
/750ml
2002 Retail Average
91
/100
2002 Pro Rating
There’s a quietly confident depth to 2002 Château Lynch-Bages: blackcurrant and wild berry fruit layered with cigar leaf, cedar spice and a damp-earth savoriness, framed by firm but melting tannins and bright acidity. It feels classical and slightly stern at first, then stretches out on the palate with impressive length and a lingering note of graphite and tobacco that reflects this “sleeper” vintage’s surprising class.
Roast rib of beef with bone marrow, herb-crusted lamb loin, duck confit with lentils
Château Lynch-Bages is the powerful, Cabernet Sauvignon–led Grand Vin of this Pauillac Fifth Growth estate, sourced from deep Garonne gravel terraces overlooking the Gironde and typically aged around 15–18 months in predominantly new French oak. Despite its “mere” Fifth Growth status, it is renowned for a bold, structured style marked by dense cassis, graphite, cedar and tobacco notes, and a proven ability to age gracefully for decades, earning it a reputation as a Pauillac benchmark and a so‑called “poor man’s Mouton.”