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Château Rauzan-Gassies 2016 Bordeaux Margaux 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Rauzan-Gassies 2016

France - Bordeaux - Margaux - 2ème Grand Cru Classé - Château Rauzan-Gassies
4.8/5 Critics notes (1)
$64.41
Bottle 0.75L
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Producer
Château Rauzan-Gassies
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Margaux
Classification
2ème Grand Cru Classé
Terroir
Left Bank
Vintage
2016
Color
Red
Alcohol level
13,5°
Type of aging
In oak barrels
Operating temperature
Between 16° and 18° C
Storage
Bottle lying down
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Château Rauzan-Gassies

Château Rauzan-Gassies

A safe bet for the Margaux appellation, Château Rauzan-Gassies has its history dating back to the 17th century. The Bordeaux merchant Pierre Desmures acquired the house of Gassies in 1661, which was split into two more than a century later: the Château Rauzan on the one hand and the Château Rauzan-Gassies on the other.

During the famous 1855 classification for the Paris World's Fair, Domaine obtained the rank of Second Grand Cru Classé. Seduced by its terroir, Paul Quié became its owner in 1946. Today it is his grandchildren, Anne-Françoise and Jean-Philippe Quié, who perpetuate the tradition of this great Domaine.

The vineyard, planted on 30 hectares of deep gravel soils as well as sandy-gravel soils, is composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. The wines are aged for 18 months in oak barrels, 55% of which are new.

The Domaine produces a Second wine, Gassies, vinified with the same care as its elder.

The wines of Rauzan-Gassies are typical of Margaux, elegant, fine and complex, predestined for long aging.

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Critics Château Rauzan-Gassies 2016.

Bettane & Desseauve
96/100

Description Château Rauzan-Gassies 2016.

"2016 is undoubtedly a great vintage. How could it not be, with exceptional weather conditions from mid-June to the end of October! You could say that it was a vintage of contrasts, with no real spring, where we went from wet to Sec, from cool to hot, with the end result being a vintage that was not very early and with very reasonable degrees in the wines.

Hydric stress, which was very real, mainly affected young vines. Well-established vines with dense root systems and aerated soils largely compensated for the lack of water. Against this backdrop, the sunny harvest went off without a hitch, perfectly adapted to the phenolic and aromatic ripeness of the grapes.

Impatient and intrigued, however, by what was to come, we vinified powerful yet soft wines, with very ripe tannins, very balanced in acidity and alcohol; they won't be heady, generous wines like the 2010s, but if we were to compare them to those great vintages of the last 20 years, 2005 could be a close example." - Eric Boissenot, Doctor of Oenology

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