Lynch-Bages 2021 stands as a testament to the château’s enduring ability to craft bold, structured Pauillac wines—even in a cooler, more challenging vintage. With 67% Cabernet Sauvignon at its core, this wine combines power, poise, and finesse in equal measure. Deep aromas of blackcurrant, graphite, ink, and walnut meet a palate framed by finely polished tannins and a vibrant mineral edge. Critics praise its character, complexity, and precision, marking it as one of the vintage’s standouts.

James Suckling | JS 95
Published: Dec 16, 2023

Lovely depth to the nose of this young Bordeaux with black currant, ink and walnut aromas that follow through to a medium to full body with a solid core of polished and integrated tannins. This will drink beautifully in 2026 and onwards.

Decanter | D 95
Published: Apr 1, 2022
Drink: 2026-2048

Sweet blackcurrant fruit on the nose, softly jammy and expressive. You can really feel the ripeness here, grapes got full maturity and this is plush, mouthfilling and plump with chewy tannins - more opulent and perfumed than others also with more power and body. Tannins are mouthfilling and you get the stone minerality and the Cabernet freshness that really takes over giving this a sense of tension and grip. A really characterful and expressive Pauillac where the tannins and acidity perfectly compliment each other with the muscular and concentrated fruit also giving a multi-faceted dimension. 3% Cabernet Sauvignon completes the blend. 3.72pH. Ageing 75% new barrels.

The Wine Advocate | RP 93+
Published: Feb 8, 2024
Drink: 2031-2051

The 2021 Lynch-Bages is one of the vintage's bigger, broader-shouldered wines, offering up aromas of crème de cassis, plums and spices, framed by a generous application of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, dense and chunky, with a velvety attack that segues into a layered core of fruit framed by generously extracted tannins, it concludes with a long, lusty finish. Fully 40 hectares of this estate is now cultivated organically, principally those parcels that adjoin the houses of Pauillac. As is almost invariably the case with this estate, it will repay a bit of patience.

Jancis Robinson | JR 17
Published: Feb 25, 2025
Drink: 2030-2045

67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in oak barrels (75% new).
Crimson hue. Graphite and blackcurrant aroma and flavour. Serious and structured but polished as well. Not the weight of top vintages but everything in place. Dry finish. Could surprise.

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The history of Lynch-Bages, situated in the lands of “Batges” at the entrance to Pauillac, is emblematic of the Médoc region.

The Lynch-Bages vineyard (1855 Grand Cru Classé), overlooks the Gironde estuary and stretches over a beautiful gravelly hilltop. Formerly owned by the illustrious Lynch family, of Irish descent, the estate was acquired by the Cazes family in 1939.

2021 Rock n’ Roll
The meteorological context in 2021 was complicated at times, marked by cool temperatures and a slight water deficit, resulting in a vintage that brought the expression of great “terroirs” to the front.

The climatic conditions at the end of September allowed the Cabernets to reach perfect maturity, of a particular high quality.

Alcohol by volume is moderate and back to classic levels, between 12.5 and 13.5% vol.

The wines offer a beautiful colour and have a good extractable anthocyanin content, despite the low temperature variations observed over the summer.

The ripening conditions and moderate water stress bring a powerful freshness and beautiful aromatic complexity, with very marked notes of fresh red fruits.