ECHO DE LYNCH BAGES 2018

Echo De Lynch-Bages 2018

Developed like the First Wine, it benefits from the same attentive care from the vine to the cellar. From a selection of parcels and young vines from Lynch-Bages. Like its elder , Echo de Lynch-Bages has the perfect characteristic flavor, aroma and length of Pauillac. Round, soft and seductive in its youth with outstanding potential for bottle age.

VARIETIES: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc
REGION: Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
AGEING: Aged in oak barrels from one wine until bottling, the breeding is 14 months
GUARDING POTENTIAL: 5 – 10 years ±
SERVE: Serve at 16ºC – 18ºC
CRITICS SCORES: JS/94, JD/94, WS/92, RP/92, D/90
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Echo De Lynch-Bages | second wine of | Château Lynch-Bages – Grand Cru Classé de Pauillac

Château Haut-Bages has long designated the second wine of Château Lynch-Bages, the result of a determined selection for the first time during the harvest of 1976 and continued every year since then.

As of the 2008 vintage, Château Haut-Bages Averous changed its name. To better assert its lineage with the estate, it became “Echo de Lynch-Bages”.

Developed as an echo of the “Grand vin” and enjoying the same attentive care from the vine to the storehouse, “Echo de Lynch-Bages” fits seamlessly in the line of its older brother: like him he has the flavour, aroma and finish characteristic of the wines of Pauillac. It is similarly marked by its roundness and suppleness, thus requiring less storage time in the bottle. Just like the nymph whose name he now bears, he never talks first but combines charm, elegance and seductive power.

Representing 25 to 40% of the harvest depending on the vintages, “Echo” is chiefly made from the property’s youngest vines. Its final blend often differs from that of Lynch-Bages by a slightly higher proportion of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. It is characterised by its soft tannins, a light and smooth oakiness, a silky texture in the mouth and a nice complexity.