Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, France 2021 Christophe Mignon Vibrant with a vivid herbal

Vibrant with a vivid herbal and baked-lemon character providing plenty of vitality and verve

The 2022 Riesling Pfaffenberg comes with very slight reduction that dissipates to reveal citrus notions of bergamot

using only free-run juice after a brief cold maceration and fermenting with native yeasts in stainless steel to preserve the grape's pure expression

with more contained ripeness and more freshness

Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, France 2021 Christophe Mignon Vibrant with a vivid herbalA Fifth Growth of Pauillac with a first growth following. The 2021 Lynch Bages is classic and firm, with lead pencil shavings, iron, oyster shell and blackcurrant over layered, dusty tannins and a long, savory finish. James Suckling 96 points.