2022 Château Lynch-Moussas, Cru Classé Pauillac

2022 Château Lynch-Moussas, Cru Classé Pauillac

Tasted April 2023. 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot. 14.2% abv. This delivers everything you expect from Pauillac, with blackcurrant, ripe plum, graphite and clove flavours. There's a ripe, rounded feel on the palate and great concentration of cassis flavour. This seems particularly well balanced this year and should offer great value as a relatively inexpensive Pauillac. The tannins are supple and everything comes together in a complex, fine finish.

Critic score
92.5/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Grape
    74% Cabernet Sauvignon
    26% Merlot
  • Maturity
    Young 2025 - 2048info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)

Tasting notes

Inky, powerful colour, edges of heady incense on the nose but this feels more rooted in Paullac for me than many vintages of Lynch Moussas, delivering intense cassis and dark fruit character, edges of crushed rose petals, clove and tar. Plenty of fresh mint leaf coming through as well, with a real sense of poise. It feels like part of the Château Batailley family this year, more than usual, a buy. 57% new oak.

Jane Anson, janeanson.com (May 2023)
94/100

Smoky dark fruits and leafy tobacco are just some of the notes in the 2022 Château Lynch-Moussas, a medium to full-bodied, nicely balanced, beautifully layered Pauillac. The tannins here are ripe and polished, and it has plenty of mid-palate depth as well as outstanding length. It's a seriously good wine, if not the finest I've tasted from this château. It's clearly in the same ballpark as the 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com (May 2023)
92—94/100

Exhibiting aromas of rich cassis, berries, licorice and loamy soil, the 2022 Lynch-Moussas is medium to full-bodied, firm and somewhat austere.

William Kelley, Wine Advocate, Issue #266 (April 2023)
(87—89)/100

Extremely well done with a full body and nicely integrated tannins that give this tension and power. The structure is wonderful. Minty. Chocolate-covered coffee beans. Serious but fun.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2023)
94—95/100
Château Lynch-Moussas

Lynch-Moussas is a Fifth Growth Pauillac offering both quality and value. It is made by the Castéja family, who also own Château Batailley, and has been going from strength to strength over recent years. Like its more famous stablemate, it is an estate where recent investments are paying off. 62 hectares are dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, planted on gravelly outcrops and making the most of the fine Pauillac soils.

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