Tasting Notes
Harvested relatively early, the Merlot brings roundness and freshness to the wine with delicious and crunchy fruit. Harvested next, the petit verdot, present in a tiny quantity, brings with its deep color the right reflection of the aromatic complexity of the wine. Of later maturity, the Cabernet Sauvignon takes a long time to come. Dominant grape variety, it represents at least three quarters of the final blend. The heart of the great wine, it balances between young plots with aromas of blackcurrant and blackberries, and older ones, ennobled by time, with silky and smooth tannins.
Aged for 12 to 14 months in French oak barrels, the wines of Château Rauzan-Gassies are elegant, fine and precise, with intense color and a velvety texture. Great wines for keeping, as they pass through time their Margalaise sap gradually takes on an airy and delicate bouquet.