2018 Château Lynch-Bages Echo de Lynch-Bages Pauillac red

Although there are records of the Bages territory as far back as the 16th century, the history of wine production in the area really began in the 18th century. From 1749 to 1824, the vineyard was owned by Thomas Lynch, the son of an Irishman from Galway who worked as a merchant in Bordeaux. Thomas Lynch managed the land wisely and produced high quality wines under the name of ''Cru de Lynch''. Later on, Jean ''Lou Janou'' Cazes, a ''Montagnol'' (a term used to describe farmers from the austere upper valleys of Ariège), came to the Médoc to earn a living. In the 1930's, General Félix de Vial, a descendant of the Cayrou family, leased the vineyard to Jean-Charles Cazes, the son of ''Lou Janou'' and a farmer at Château Ormes de Pez in Saint-Estèphe. Cazes went on to purchase both properties in the wake of World War II. Lynch-Bages has been run by the Cazes family ever since.

Echo de Lynch-Bages displays the flavor, aromas, and persistence characteristic of Pauillac wines.It is the result of a meticulous selection of the youngest Lynch-Bages vineyards and specific plots that represent between 25 and 40 % of the harvest, depending on the vintage. Echo de Lynch-Bages is round, supple and seductive in its youth, with exceptional potential for bottle aging.