2020 Echo de Lynch Bages Chateau Haut-Bages Averous, Pauillac, France

Winemaker Notes
One of 18 Fifth Growth Grand Cru Classe wineries in Bordeaux, this winery alwayspunches above its weight and over-delivers. Château Lynch Bages consistently outperforms its ranking, and it’sthe highest-profile estate in its classification. This is the second wine from the estate. Owned by the Cazes family, this property always seems to be on the up and up. The family purchased the estate in 1939, ensuring this hundreds-of-years-old winery continues its prestigious work. The modern estate has 100 hectares of vines split into two parts, one near the château on the Bages plateau in the southern half of the Pauillac commune,not far from Château Latour, and the other near Château Mouton Rothschild. The soils are mainly gravel and sand, which allow for good drainage.

These soils, plus mastery in the cellar, never fail to createwines of great quality, and consumers clamor for that quality.

Aging: 75% new French oak for 18 months.

Tasting Notes: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc. Full-bodied and rich with intense aromas of blackberry, mulberries, chocolate, and the tell-tale lead pencil of Cab Sauv. Big fruits, baking spices, and tobacco on the palate with ripe tannins and a minerally finish.

Press

Rated 95-96 Points James Suckling
Very layered and dense second wine of Lynch this year. Medium to full body, juicy fruit, and polished and chewy tannins. Will need time.