Château Lynch Moussas 2005
Château Lynch Moussas 2005 is a red wine from Pauillac in Bordeaux, produced by Château Lynch Moussas and classified as a 5th Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Its blend consists of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot. Wine Advocate awards it 89/100 and Jancis Robinson 16.5/20. Critics describe a supple, fruity wine with ripe tannins, offering a round, lively profile that is already approachable. The indicated drinking windows extend from 2015 to 2030 according to Wine Advocate, and from 2015 to 2027 according to Jancis Robinson.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot
Château Lynch Moussas
Château Lynch-Moussas is a wine estate in Pauillac, classified as a Fifth Grand Cru in the 1855 classification. Its 62-hectare vineyard, predominantly planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, has been owned by the Héritiers Castéja since 1919. The estate also produces a second wine, Les Hauts de Lynch-Moussas, made primarily from a plot in the Haut-Médoc appellation that has been in production since 2001.
- Owner
- Héritiers Castéja (famille Castéja)
- Maître de chais
- Hugues Mathieu
- Surface (ha)
- 62.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 200 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The origins of the Moussas-Bages estate date back to 1610, when it belonged to the de Jehan family. It was acquired in 1728 by the Drouillard family. In 1748, Thomas Lynch inherited it through his wife, Élisabeth Drouillard, and renamed it Château Lynch. Jean-Baptiste Lynch inherited the property in 1779 and entrusted its management to his brother Michel Lynch. On the death of Jean-Baptiste Lynch in 1835, the estate was divided between Lynch-Moussas, in the hamlet of Moussas, and Lynch-Bages, situated in Bages; Lynch-Moussas retained the château. The Vasquez family, Spanish wine merchants, acquired Lynch-Moussas in 1847, and the estate was classified as a Médoc Fifth Growth in 1855. Jean Castéja added it to the family estate in 1919. In 1970, Émile Castéja took over the property, whose vineyard had shrunk to less than ten hectares, and oversaw its replanting to 60 hectares whilst modernising the facilities. Philippe Castéja has been managing the family estates since 2001; that same year saw the creation of the second wine, Les Hauts de Lynch-Moussas. Hugues Mathieu joined the château in March 2023 as cellar master and head of winemaking.
