{"product_id":"chateau-lynch-bages-1967-pauillac","title":"Château Lynch-Bages 1967 - Pauillac","description":"\u003ch2\u003eChâteau Lynch-Bages 1967: A Witness to History and Terroir in Pauillac\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChâteau Presentation: The Injustice of a Classification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated on the glorious Bages plateau in Pauillac, Château Lynch-Bages is a living legend of the Médoc. While the historical classification of 1855 relegated it to the rank of 5th Growth, this is a true heresy given the modern history of the property. With its power, nobility, and legendary consistency, Lynch-Bages rivals without complex the greatest 2nd Growths. Shaped on deep, well-drained gravel slopes, this cru embodies the purest and most virile expression of great Pauillac Cabernets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e1967 Vintage: A Collector's and Emotional Bottle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1967 vintage is for aesthetes and collectors seeking a memorable experience. After nearly sixty years of development in the cellar, this wine offers a delicate and tertiary tasting. Moving away from the power of its youth, it reveals a patinated profile, with notes of humus, cigar box, and old leather. A bottle of inestimable sentimental value, ideal for celebrating a birth anniversary or enriching a prestigious cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition and Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the private cellar of a particularly demanding Swiss connoisseur, stored in optimal temperature-controlled conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Private cellar of a great Swiss connoisseur.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiquid level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low-shoulder \/ mid-shoulder (a perfectly normal and acceptable level for a bottle nearly 60 years old).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Noble brick-red, mahogany and brick reflections, overall good clarity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stained by age but perfectly intact and legible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapsule \u0026amp; Cork:\u003c\/strong\u003e Superb short capsule from the period, very slightly marked by oxidation but intact. Cork well-seated and never moved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverall impression:\u003c\/strong\u003e An authentic period bottle, perfectly preserved in its original condition.\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAromatic Profile and Food Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, the wine opens with tertiary aromas of great poetry: undergrowth, dried tobacco leaf, cedar, Russian leather, and light accents of undergrowth after rain. On the palate, the attack is soft and mellowed, giving way to a melted and delicate texture. Purchase this bottle for a contemplative tasting by the fire, or to accompany very tender feathered game or aged alpine cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lynch Bages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54440056652115,"sku":"CLB1967P","price":140.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/9686\/6131\/files\/Chateau_Lynch-Bages_1967_-_Pauillac_75cl_1.jpg?v=1785418938","url":"https:\/\/www.wineuponatime.com\/en\/products\/chateau-lynch-bages-1967-pauillac","provider":"Wine Upon A Time","version":"1.0","type":"link"}