Chateau Lynch-Bages

Chateau Lynch Bages is a chateau whose grand vin was as fifth growth in the 1855 Classification. That ranking belies its popularity and its recent performance which would have many consider it a super second were the clarets reclassified again. The estate was founded in 1749 when Thomas Lynch (an Irish immigrant) inherit an estate in the village of Bages through his wife. The estate then passed through the Jurine family and then the Cayrou family before being purchase by the Cazes family just before the Second World War. Apart from the grand vin and the second wine (now renamed Echo de Lynch Bages) the estate has been making a white wine since 1990. What is unusual is that the vineyards growing white varietals contain 20% Muscadelle, and the asssemblage for the last 3 years contain 12%, 18% and a whopping 22% Muscadelle respectively.