10/09/2026
Château Lynch-Bages is a 1855 Grand Cru Classé estate in Pauillac that has been owned by the Cazes family since 1939. Its second w**e, Echo de Lynch-Bages, was first produced in 1976 under the name Château Haut-Bages Averous before taking its current name with the 2008 vintage. Today, both w**es reflect the character of the estate’s gravelly Pauillac terroir, with Echo offering a more approachable expression alongside the Grand Vin.
The Château Lynch-Bages 2023 Grand Vin is composed of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, and was aged for 18 months in French oak, 75% of which was new. The Echo de Lynch-Bages 2020 is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot and was the first Echo produced in the estate’s new w**ery, with 12 months of aging in one-year-old French oak. The Echo de Lynch-Bages 2023 is 55% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, aged for 14 months in French oak. Together, the three bottles offer a look at both the Grand Vin and the estate’s more approachable second w**e across different vintages.