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    1 520
  • Producer ranking ?

    3
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    rib-eye steak

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Chateau Pontac-Lynch is a family-owned winery located in the better parts of the Margaux appellation. Chateau Margaux is located in the north of the estate, Chateau Palmer in the West and Chateau d'Issan in the south so there is not much of a doubts on this statement! The building was erected in 1720 by Count de Lynch who used the estate as a hunting pavilion, but it was the latter owner "de Pontac" who gave the estate its current name. Since ...

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The Story

Chateau Pontac-Lynch is a red wine from the  Margaux appelation produced from 40% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot grapes. The grapes are harvested by hand and the fermentation takes place in concrete tanks by grape variety. The finished wine is aged one year in oak barrels, half on new and half on one year old barrels. 

The grapes for the cru bourgeois Château Pontac Lynch were harvested manually, with...

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Wine Information

A Cabernet-based blend from the famous commune of Margaux. This is a very fine Bordeaux, perfect for drinking now. ‘Seductive nose of soft, warm fruit. Subdued, thick chewy fruit; blackcurrant and cassis. Dense, ripe and very finely tuned. Hints of oak with great length.

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Vintage 2015

Full report of Bordeaux 2015 by Andrew Caillard MW “Next in line in a great series of vintages; 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2015.

 

2015 is a wonderful Bordeaux vintage without the hype or hysteria associated with 2009 and 2010. The wines are generally expressive and generous with wonderful concentration and structure. Given another year in barrel, the wines should gain more complexity and fruit volume. Châteaux, in all sub-regions, are e...

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Dark purple red with violet hue and almost black centre. Dark berries, cherries and hints of chocolate. Slightly ethereal notes adding to the fragrance of the wine. On the palate well structured with firm tannins, distinct acidity, medium weight but good length.

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Margaux, Bordeaux
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