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{{Short description|Winery in the Bordeaux region of France}}
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'''Château Lynch-Bages''' is a [[winery]] in the [[Pauillac]] [[Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée|appellation]] of the [[Bordeaux]] region of [[France]]. Château Lynch-Bages is also the name of the red [[wine]] produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of eighteen ''Cinquièmes Crus'' (Fifth Growths) in the [[Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/bordeaux-wine-producer-profiles/bordeaux/pauillac/lynch-bages/|title=Learn about Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac Bordeaux, Complete Guide|work=The Wine Cellar Insider|access-date=2018-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==

[[Image:Lynch Bages Label.jpg|right]]

Thomas Lynch was a descendant of the [[Tribes of Galway]]. His father John emigrated in 1691 from [[Galway]], [[Ireland]] to Bordeaux, inherited an estate in the village of Bages through his wife, Elizabeth, in 1749. This year represents the foundation of Château Lynch-Bages, which Thomas passed on to his son, Jean-Baptiste, upon his marriage in 1779. Jean-Baptiste soon handed over supervision to his brother Michel who maintained responsibility for the Bages estate until 1824, when the family sold it to a Swiss wine merchant, Sebastien Jurine, who had recently moved to Bordeaux.

Château Lynch-Bages remained in the hands of the Jurine family, followed by the Cayrou family, for over a hundred years. In 1934, Jean-Charles Cazes rented the property from its then owner, Felix de Vial, subsequently purchasing it in 1938. After Jean-Charles Cazes' death, aged 95, in 1972, the estate has been largely managed by his grandson, [[Jean-Michel Cazes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitacity.com/de/bordeaux/attractions/chteau-lynch-bages|title=Château Lynch Bages in Bordeaux {{!}} Visit A City|website=www.visitacity.com|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>

In the late 1980s, the [[Axa|Axa Millésimes]] group began to develop a portfolio of wine property holdings, and approached Jean-Michel Cazes for help (Claude Bébéar, the Axa President, was a long-time Cazes family friend). They established Châteaux & Associés, which Cazes ran until he reached 65, and which by the end of the twentieth century owned many vineyards across Europe. Ownership of Château Lynch-Bages, however, remains with the Cazes family.

In 2017, the Cazes family has acquired [[Château Haut-Batailley]], the 1855 Grand Cru Classé estate in Pauillac.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Owners-Lynch-Bages-Buy-Haut-Batailley|title=Exclusive: Owners of Bordeaux's Château Lynch Bages Buy Haut-Batailley {{!}} News {{!}} News & Features {{!}} Wine Spectator|work=WineSpectator.com|access-date=2018-01-19|language=en}}</ref>

==Vineyard==
The {{convert|90|ha|acre}} of Château Lynch-Bages are located just outside the town of [[Pauillac]]. The vineyard occupies a gravel ridge looking down over the [[Gironde estuary]]. The well-drained soil consists mainly of deep gravel beds over a [[limestone]] sub-strata, and it is planted predominantly with red wine grape varieties (73% [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], 15% [[Merlot]], 10% [[Cabernet Franc]] and 2% [[Petit Verdot]]). There is also a small (approximately {{convert|4.5|ha|acre|abbr=on}}) plot planted with white varieties (40% [[Semillon]], 40% [[Sauvignon blanc]] and 20% [[Muscadelle]]).

==Wine==
Château Lynch-Bages is primarily known for its eponymous red wine, of which approximately 25,000 cases are made in an average year. The [[malolactic fermentation]] takes place mainly in large stainless steel tanks, and the wine then spends about 15 months in oak barrels (of which some 50-60% are new) before bottling.

As of 2008, the second label of Lynch-Bages will be called, "Echo de Lynch-Bages".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jmcazes.com/en/chateau-lynch-bages/echo|title=Château Lynch-Bages > Echo|date=2014-12-06|work=Famille JM CAZES|access-date=2018-01-19|language=en}}</ref> A third wine has now been added, called "Pauillac de Lynch-Bages".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.winex.com/blog/?p=2339|title=Possibly the Greatest Lynch-Bages Ever at the Country's Best Price! {{!}} Wine Exchange|website=www.winex.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>

Since 1990, it has produced a white wine, "Blanc de Lynch-Bages", made from Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and Muscadelle.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lynchbages.mobi/en/blanc-de-lynch-bages |title=Blanc de Lynch-Bages}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Château Lynch-Bages}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090919085120/http://www.lynchbages.com/ Château Lynch-Bages official site]

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