Today the vineyards total 90 hectares situated on the Bages plateau near the village of Bages itself, just southwest of Pauillac; they have a typical constitution of gravel over a layer of marl, chalk and sand, and are planted with predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon (73%), with 15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.

The average age of the vines is about 35 years and they are planted at a density of 9 000 vines/ha. The fruit is harvested manually, then destemmed and crushed before fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel.

The grand vin here is Chateau Lynch-Bages, of which there are typically 25 000 cases per annum. The nearby Chateau Haut Bages Averous has, since 1978, been used as the second label for Lynch-Bages (10 000 cases per annum). There is also a 4.5 ha plot of white vines, comprising 40% Semillon, 40% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Muscadelle which is used for the AC Bordeaux Blanc : Blanc de Lynch-Bages (3 000 cases per annum).

Although classified as a fifth growth, Lynch-Bages is one of those properties which illustrates the single most important failing of this classification; it is outdated and in desperate need of review if it is to really be anything other than a historical curiosity. That, of course, will never happen, but it hardly matters. Those in the know recognise that Chateau Lynch-Bages, often produces wine worthy of a higher classification, no matter what the label says.