2005 Chateau Lynch-Bages Blanc de Lynch-Bages

Name: 2005 Chateau Lynch-Bages Blanc de Lynch-Bages
Brand: Chateau Lynch-Bages
SKU: e177c49bc189ef411184f7e70d9df7ef
Price: 89.03 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 88 (3 reviews)

Bordeaux, France

- Most Recent Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 95 / 750ml
- From December 2024

3.5 from 4 User Ratings
88 / 100 3 Critic Reviews
Style White - Buttery and Complex
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend White
Food Pairing Manchego and Parmesan

- Vineyard notes: "Terroir (soil): Garonne gravel."
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Winery

Chateau Lynch-Bages

4 products ranged between $43 - $168 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Bordeaux

France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend White

Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon & Muscadelle

Style

White Wine

White - Buttery and Complex

Food Pairing

Manchego and Parmesan

Typically, Parmesan gets paired with a robust Tuscan red, but...

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About the Product

Producer Notes: Blanc de Lynch-Bages was first released in 1990 and is historically one of the first white wines produced by a Grand Cru Classé in the Médoc. The wine is made from a blend of the Bordeaux appellation’s three traditional white grape varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle.
Drinking Window: 2006-2008

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 12.5 - 14%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Barrel Fermented

Maturation: Lightly Oaked
Oak Type: French
Ownership: Famille JM Cazes
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Terroir (soil): Garonne gravel.
Harvest Notes: Hand-picked and sorted at the vineyard.
Winemaking: Approximately 75% of the juice is vinified in individually temperature-controlled barrels. As a result, the wines preserve their fresh aromas throughout the process.

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Ageing: The wines are then stirred on lees on a regular basis and are aged for a period of six months before bottling.

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Whelks with mayonnaise Starter Course: Western

Chicken Milanese Main Course: Breaded chicken escalope; Contains: breadcrumbs; Italian

Dover sole meunière Main Course: Lemon and butter sauce; Contains: meunière sauce; French

Sheep cheese Cheese Course: French

Details

About the Product

Producer Notes: Blanc de Lynch-Bages was first released in 1990 and is historically one of the first white wines produced by a Grand Cru Classé in the Médoc. The wine is made from a blend of the Bordeaux appellation’s three traditional white grape varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle.
Drinking Window: 2006-2008

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 12.5 - 14%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Barrel Fermented

Maturation: Lightly Oaked
Oak Type: French
Ownership: Famille JM Cazes
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Terroir (soil): Garonne gravel.
Harvest Notes: Hand-picked and sorted at the vineyard.
Winemaking: Approximately 75% of the juice is vinified in individually temperature-controlled barrels. As a result, the wines preserve their fresh aromas throughout the process.

Read more
Ageing: The wines are then stirred on lees on a regular basis and are aged for a period of six months before bottling.

Critics Scores & Reviews

(3)

2005 vintage

88 / 100

3 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2006 to 2008

PRO Jancis Robinson

2005 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2006

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15.5 / 20 Gault & Millau

2005 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2010

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90 / 100 CellarTracker

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3.5

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2005 Chateau Lynch-Bages Blanc de Lynch-Bages, Bordeaux, France

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 91 / 100 $ 87 2024 91 / 100 $ 64 2023 92 / 100 $ 83 2022 92 / 100 $ 91 2021 91 / 100 $ 89 2020 92 / 100 $ 85 2019 90 / 100 $ 75 2018 91 / 100 $ 66 2017 90 / 100 $ 94 See moreSee less

2005 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Legendary

Current condition: Ready to drink

The 2005 vintage for Bordeaux was exemplary, brimming with classy wines.

A warm beginning to the growing season saw both a successful budburst and flowering. Although conditions rarely got hot enough to cause serious vine stress, they were exceedingly dry and, in so...

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