Chateau Lynch-Bages Pauillac 2021 PET-NAT The young but able hands

The young but able hands of young winemaker Adrien Dhondt work magic on the fruit from 40 year-old Chardonnay vines

honey (up to 10% of the sweetener

Approachable and fun right off the bat

This certified organic Cabernet Franc emerges from clay-limestone soils over chalk tuffeau at the edge of Puy-Notre-Dame

Chateau Lynch-Bages Pauillac 2021 PET-NAT The young but able handsLynch Bages 2021 is one of the bigger, broader shouldered wines of a classical, cooler vintagea youthful Pauillac built for the cellar. Cabernet Sauvignon dominant (67%) with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, raised in 75% new oak, this is still primary and tightly wound but already shows the signature Lynch Bages cassis, plum, and creamy oak framework. The Cazes family produced a wine with grippy tannins, good density, and a tensile finish