Château Lynch-Bages 2017 — A refined and structured Pauillac blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Elegant aromas of blackcurrant, graphite, and spice lead to a fresh, full-bodied palate with silky tannins and a long, balanced finish. Classic, polished, and built to age beautifully.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 95
Published: Dec 19, 2019

This is a focused and tight Lynch with beautiful blackcurrants, slate, graphite and lead pencil. Medium to full body. Very fine tannins and brightness. Linear line of tannins that runs nicely through the wine. A blend of 70% cabernet sauvignon, 24% merlot, 4% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot.

Decanter | D 95
Published: Nov 21, 2019
Drink: 2023-2045

Another wine that is packed with Pauillac signature; one where you feel the tightness and the bristle of the tannins. They have done a great job of carefully extracting the tannins while maintaining a fresh menthol current running through the backbone of the wine. The fruit lacks a little plushness and concentration compared to the 2016 or 2018, but this is impressive. It's a year where names count, and Lynch Bages is claiming its place at the table.
Closure: Cork
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 4% Cabernet Franc 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 24% Merlot

The Wine Advocate | RP 94
Published: Mar 16, 2020
Drink: 2022-2045

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Lynch Bages sashays out of the glass with flamboyant scents of baked blackcurrants, blackberry preserves and mulberries plus touches of lavender, dark chocolate, star anise and unsmoked cigars. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has bags of class and finesse with firm, finely-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant. 

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 16.5
Published: Feb 25, 2025
Drink: 2027-2042

70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in oak barrels (75% new).
Crimson hue with a lighter edge. Dark-fruit notes with a hint of vanilla and spice. Juicy fruit on the palate with a touch of sweetness to the fruit. Medium-bodied with well-handled tannins. Slightly shorter finish but everything in place. Doesn’t quite hit the high notes but satisfying. 

Lynchbages.com

The Magnificent Seven…
While the 2017 vintage began with a very dry winter, temperatures were very mixed, with a very cool January and a rather mild February. Thus, bud break began around March 20th for the earliest Merlots. By mid-April phenological stages were on average ten days ahead of 2016, similar to the vintage of 2014.

The last two weeks of April saw two episodes of heavy morning frost in the Bordeaux vineyard. However, thanks to the proximity of the Estuary, our red grapes were not affected and produced satisfactory yields.

The first flowers appeared ten days earlier than the average dates recorded over the past twenty years, and flowering and fruit set occurred in very favourable conditions. Early summer saw high temperatures while water stress became apparent, notably on the gravelly soils. However, this phenomenon was attenuated with the return of rain at the end of June.

The summer of 2017 particularly dry, relatively sunny but quite cool despite sporadic peaks in temperature, confirmed that the vintage would continue its early development through to harvest. Indeed, harvest took place between 18 September and 5 October, one week earlier than in 2016. With its deep garnet red colour and purplish-blue hues, Lynch-Bages 2017 offers a wonderful freshness, characteristic of the vintage. The attack is supple, rich, with a good volume. It expresses an aromatic palette of black and red fruit with spicy notes. The wonderful maturity of all our grape varieties has produced tannins of an excellent quality.