APPEARANCE
Dark ruby colour with purple reflections.

NOSE
Highly perfumed and expressive, it delivers immediate aromas of fresh redcurrants, raspberries, and rose petals, interwoven with classic Left Bank signatures of cedar, tobacco leaf, and graphite.

PALATE
Light-to-medium-bodied, vibrant, and strikingly “crystalline” in its purity. This vintage focuses on racy acidity, savory minty freshness, and fine-grained, salty, tannins that leave a mouthwatering finish.

AGEING
Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.

PAIRING
A beautiful food-matching wine that pairs wonderfully with roasted red meats, rack of lamb, roasted duck, or earthy dishes featuring wild mushrooms and truffles.

RATINGS

93pts 

92pts

4.2 

APPEARANCE
Deep dark colour with purple rims.

NOSE
Opens with sweet cassis, black raspberries, and blue fruit, layered with crushed flowers, sandalwood, cedar, and undergrowth.

PALATE
Medium to full-bodied richness with fine, powdery, and polished tannins. Delivers a long, fresh, and textured finish showing unique mineral undertones and excellent structural focus.

AGEING
Matured for 12 months in French oak barrels using 30% new wood.

PAIRING
It pairs exceptionally well with roasted red meats, duck, and firm cheeses.

RATINGS

94pts

94pts

92pts

90pts

4.2

APPEARANCE
The colour is on a deep red.

NOSE
The very expressive nose is slightly woody, dominated by black fruits (blueberry, blackberry and black cherry). It also reveals subtle notes of cedar and tobacco leaves.

PALATE
Tension and length in mouth are combined with a good balance. Tannins are precise and silky. The aromas purity brings finesse and elegance.

AGEING
Aged for 12 months in 30% new barrels.

PAIRING
The tension and savory undertones make it an excellent match for roast lamb, prime rib beef, venison, rich stews, or hard cheeses.

RATINGS

94pts

92pts 

92pts

92pts

4.1

APPEARANCE
Intense ruby red.

NOSE
The nose wafts complex scents of wild strawberry, fresh raspberry, cherry stones, tobacco, flowers, and a hint of cocoa.

PALATE
It is medium-bodied, supple, and fresh, exhibiting textured slate minerality. The Petit Verdot adds a distinct spicy, delicate finish.

AGEING
12 months in 35% new French oak barrels, fine grained and medium toasted.

PAIRING
Pairs beautifully with grilled red meats, roasted lamb, duck, mushroom risotto, and aged hard cheeses.

RATINGS

92pts

92pts

3.9

APPEARANCE
Ruby colour.

NOSE
This wine reveals a beautiful aromatic intensity with red and black fruits.

PALATE
The mouth is elegant with a nice freshness and round tannins. The finish is long with a nice freshness.

AGEING
Aged 12 months in French oak barrels, 40% of which are new.

PAIRING
This wine pairs exceptionally well with roasted or grilled meats and savory dishes.

RATINGS

92pts 

90pts

4 

APPEARANCE
Distinctive deep ruby-red colour.

NOSE
Red fruits, citrus notes, hints of liquorice and Mediterranean scrub combine to form its aromatic profile.

PALATE
The tannins, both dense and silky in texture, fill the palate with elegance and precision. The finish is lifted by a distinct tangy vein that enhances the sensation of freshness and persistence.

AGEING
Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels, 70% new and 30% once used. After the first 12 months of maturation, the wine is assembled and returns to the barriques for 6 months.

PAIRING
Perfect in combination with second courses, with dishes based on poultry or game.

RATINGS

97pts

97pts

97pts

4.6

APPEARANCE
Dense ruby/purple colour.

NOSE
Intense red and black fruits – raspberry, cherry, and blackberry – mingled with cedar, mint, and violet notes.

PALATE
Château Lilian Ladouys always reveals a rich and crisp structure with ripe tannins and refined oak which melts into an explosion of fruit. It has the opulence and length of a Saint-Estèphe fine wine.

AGEING
15 months in French oak barrels (40% new).

PAIRING
Best served with classic meat dishes like roast beef, grilled lamb chops, venison, or wild boar stew.

RATINGS

94pts

94pts

93pts

92pts 

4

APPEARANCE
Deep garnet red with purplish-blue hues.

NOSE
The nose expresses an aromatic palette of black and red fruit with spicy notes.

PALATE
The attack is supple, rich, with a good volume. This 2017 offers a wonderful
freshness, characteristic of the vintage, where the wonderful maturity of all the 4 grape varieties has produced tannins of an excellent quality.

AGEING
Maturation was in wooden barrels for 18 months (75% new oak).

PAIRING
Best served with barbecue, roasted meat, game and all kind of cheese.

READINESS FOR DRINKING
An approachable Lynch Bages but it should drink well for 15 to 20 years.

RATINGS

95pts

94pts

94pts

4.4

APPEARANCE
Intense purple/ruby with black highlights.

NOSE
It opens with expressive aromas of ripe blackcurrants, wild raspberries, and violets, complemented by underlying hints of cocoa, tobacco leaf, and tilled soil.

PALATE
Light-to-medium-bodied with a balanced, fresh structure. It displays great tension, black fruit flavors, and fine, grainy tannins. The finish brings complex elements of black tea, savory saffron spice, and mineral depth.

AGEING
Matured for 16 to 18 months in French oak barrels, using 50% new oak.

PAIRING
It complements lean or roasted red meats exceptionally well, such as roast duck breast with berry reduction, herb-crusted rack of lamb, or venison loin.

RATINGS

95-96pts

94pts

4.2

APPEARANCE
It captivates with its deep ruby brilliance.

NOSE
Fresh, elegant, complex nose. An alliance of ripe fruit and subtle floral aromas dominates initially, before leaving place to fine notes of violet, licorice, ink and graphite.

PALATE
The juicy attack of ripe fruit such as raspberry and blackcurrant is well- balanced by a delicate structure and a fine texture of smooth and polished tannins, well coated with savors of vanilla and cocoa. The mouth is harmoniously balanced by a great acidity.

AGEING
20 months in new French oak barrels.

PAIRING
The elegant and fresh 2021 requires rich, structured dishes as roasted lamb with rosemary and garlic or Beef Wellington.

RATINGS

98pts

96+pts

96pts

4.4