Chateau Lynch Bages 2015 Bordeaux Premium Wine Review - 5th Growth Wine

Chateau Lynch Bages (or sometimes also called "Lynchee Bagz") is named after local area Bages where the chateau is located. In 1749, Mr. Drouillard bequeathed the estate to his daughter, Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Lynch. It remained in the Lynch family for the next 75 years.

When the estate was Classified in the 1855 Classification System, the wines were selling under the name of Chateau Jurine Bages because the property was at that time owned by a Swiss wine merchant, Sebastien Jurine. The next owner of the winery changed the name back to Lynch Bages in 1862.

In the 1930’s, the Cazes family, led by Andres Cazes, who was the mayor of Bordeaux for 45 years, leased and managed both Les-Ormes-de-Pez in St. Estephe and Lynch Bages. The Cazes family eventually purchased both properties right before World War II and both wineries are still owned by the Cazes family.

Around 1970, they increased their vineyards by purchasing land from Haut-Bages Averous and Saussus. By the late 1990’s, the winery was increased to around 100 hectares. In 2017, Lynch Bages purchased Haut Batailley.

Jean Michel Cazes is credited with modernizing the winery and promoting the entire Bordeaux region starting around 1970. He installed a new vat room, insulated the buildings, developing new technologies and equipment, building storage cellars, restoring the loading areas and wine storehouses.

In 1985, Lynch Bages was the first wine sent into space, when a French astronaut carried a bottle of 1975 Lynch Bages with him on the joint American/French space flight. Lynch Bages is also the first Bordeaux promoted wines in China. Beginning in 1987, Jean-Michel Cazes started working with the insurance company AXA, to assist them in building their winery portfolio. He was named the director of their wine division but in case in wasn't clear in the video, ownership of Lynch Bages is still in the hands of the Cazes family.

In 2006, Jean-Charles Cazes (son) took over as the managing director of Chateau Lynch Bages.
In 2017, Chateau Lynch Bages began another massive renovation and modernization, focusing on their winemaking, and technical facilities. They had Chien Chung Pei and Li Chung Pei, the sons of the famous architect that designed the glass pyramid for the Louvre design the new chateau.The project was completed in 2021.

The composition of their vineyard is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The average age of the vines is about 30 years old.

Starting with the 2015 vintage, Chateau Lynch Bages became the first estate in Bordeaux to use the “Winegrid” system. Wine grid monitors the development of the wine inside the barrel or vat, keeping track of the wine’s alcohol level, sugar content, color, and ambient temperature. The composition of the 2015 vintage is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The wine was matured in 75% new oak.

For more information about this winery, please see their website at https://www.lynchbages.com/en/grand-c...