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1996 Chateau Rauzan-Gassies
- Margaux, France
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- $ 96 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Second Growth. Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855.
Expert tasting note: "Medium to deep ruby red in color. The ripe, dark fruit on the nose is tightened up by cedary aromas. Cedar notes dominate the red fruits on the palate. Acidity is reasonable but doesn't currently lift the fruit over the structure. The mid-palate is firm & drying. Alcohol is balanced 7 the finish has fair length, but currently it ends quite cedary & attenuated." - 11/00 DCAMW
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$56.96
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1996 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Rauzan-Gassies 1996
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1996 Bottle (750ml)
RAUZAN GASSIES
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1996 Bottle (750ml)
Rauzan Gassies 1996
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Highlights
- From Margaux, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 96 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château 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 Médoc and Graves, and like many wines in the appellation is Cabernet Sauvi...
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About the Product
- Region or Appellation
- Classification
- 2eme Grand Cru Classé
- Producer Notes
- Property of the Quié family, Château Rauzan-Gassies is provided with 30 hectares of vines in the Margaux appellation and 30 hectares in the Haut-Médoc appellation. It is this famous terroir of Haut-Médoc where L'Orme de Rauzan-Gassies is coming from. This delightful story began in 1936, when Paul Quié offered Château Bel-Orme as a wedding gift to his wife, Lucienne, and continued a few years later, when they purchased together Château Rauzan-Gassies. Since then, the Orme residence has been the new generation’s family home, revisiting with L’Orme de Rauzan-Gassies, the finesse of a great wine, charming and fruity.
- Drinking Window
- 0+
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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0.0%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Winemaker
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Eric Boissenot
- Management
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Jean-Philippe Quié
- Ownership
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Famille Quié
- Total Production Volume
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70000 Bottles
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Soil: Deep gravels, sandy gravels.
- Winemaking
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Stainless steel vats from 12 hl to 120 hl to optimize the plot by plot selection. Fermentations: temperatures from 26 to 28ºC 2 to 3 pumping-over a day. Malolactic fermentations in barrels and stainless-steelvats.
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- Ageing
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12 months in French oak barrels.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Sirloin steak Main Course
- Western
- Galloway bone-in-sirloin Main Course
- Flavourful and lean beef from traditional Scottish breed
- Western
- Beef rib, roast Main Course
- Western
- Linconshire Poacher Cheese Course
- British
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1996 vintage
86 / 100
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1996 Vintage
Tasted: Jan 1999
(1999) Lovely deep, even, crimson. Classic claret nose of pencil-shavings, cassis, cream and red berries. Sweet vanillin oak too. Pure fruit on the palate though swamped by lemony acidity and firm, lean tannins. The fruit is pure though, a touch leafy, but fine, light raspberry and blackcurrant flavours. Decent length. The acidity is rather high but the fruit quality is good in a lighter, pure and clean style.
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User Ratings
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6 ratings
Rate 1996 Chateau Rauzan-Gassies
Good
1996 Vintage Saved: 21-Apr-2022
Medium to deep ruby red in color. The ripe, dark fruit on the nose is tightened up by cedary aromas. Cedar notes dominate the red fruits on the palate. Acidity is reasonable but doesn't currently lift the fruit over the structure. The mid-palate is firm & drying. Alcohol is balanced 7 the finish has fair length, but currently it ends quite cedary & attenuated. 11/00 DCAMW
Very Good
1996 Vintage Saved: 26-Apr-2020
Sehr zugänglich. Geradlinig klar. Perfekte margeaux Struktur. Nicht übermäßig dicht
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1996 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more
Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 1996 vintage for Bordeaux was extremely good.
A mild winter and moved to a warm spring with March bringing significant heat. May was cool heating up again in June before taking another dip in early July. Late July, early August saw temperatures pick up again bef...
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