Pauillac, 5ème cru classé

Château Lynch-Bages 2003
Pauillac, 5ème cru classé
In original wooden case
12 bottles per lot

ABOUT THE WINE
The perhaps out-of-date nature of the 1855 classification system is clearly demonstrated when reflecting on the quality of Château Lynch-Bages, originally designated a fifth growth. Tremendous wines produced in the late 1950s and early 1960s clearly indicated the outstanding potential of the property. After a down period of the late 1960s and early 1970s experienced by many properties in Bordeaux, fortunes began a reversal when Jean-Michel Cazes took over the property from his father in 1973. He appointed the talented Daniel Llose as business director in 1976 and culminated massive investment in Lynch-Bages with 25 steel vats in 1980 to cleanup and control the winemaking process. The percentage of new oak used the Grand Vin was also more than doubled.