FR Château Lynch-Moussas Pauillac AOC Grand Cru Classé

The Château Lynch-Moussas was named Fifth Grand Cru Classé in the famous 1855 classification for the Paris Universal Exhibition.

Based on a 62-hectare vineyard planted on gravel soils, planted with 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot vines. The wines are aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, with around 55% new wood.

VINTAGE: 2021

ALC: 13%

VARIETALS:
72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot

TASTING NOTES:
Garnet-purple color. Lovely complex nose revealing roses, chocolate, blueberries and blackberries perfumes along with scrubland and smoke notes. In the mouth, this wine is fresh with a mineral profile.

AGEING
Aged in one-year-old barrels for 18 months.

PAIRING
Great with lamb cutlet, venison, poultry, and wild mushroom fricassee.

JAMES SUCKLING 93 POINTS

VIVINO 4.0

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