Description

Red Wine: 1996 | Chteau Rauzan-Gassies | Margaux

On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, supple, and forward, finishing with black currants, cherries, touches of spice, and savory herbs on the backend of the chalky finish.

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Producer: Chteau Rauzan-Gassies

Vintage: 1996

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, supple, and forward, finishing with black currants, cherries, touches of spice, and savory herbs on the backend of the chalky finish.

Producer Information

Chteau Rauzan-Gassies is a wine estate in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux. It was classified as a second growth in the 1855 Classification of the Mdoc and Graves, and like many wines in the appellation is Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant. The 28-hectare (70-acre) vineyard is located on a combination of deep gravelly soils and sandy gravels. Cabernet Sauvignon makes up around two thirds of plantings, with Merlot and a tiny amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot making up the rest. Wines are vinified in modern stainless steel vats, with alcoholic and malolactic fermentations happening at the same time. Chteau Rauzan-Gassies typically spends a year in oak barrels, around a quarter of which are new. In the 18th Century, the property was a part of the vast Rauzan estate which, by 1855, had been split into chteaux Rauzan-Gassies, Rauzan-Sgla, Desmirail and Marquis de Terme. Since 1945, Rauzan-Gassies has been owned by the Qui family, who also own Bel Orme and Croizet-Bages.