2003 Rauzan Gassies
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A good effort from this Margaux estate, the 2003 Rauzan Gassies offers lots of plum, black cherry, forest floor, spice and earth notes in a medium-bodied, surprisingly dense style. With attractive sweetness, adequate acidity and ripe tannin, it should drink well in its youth and last for a decade.
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Robert Parker
Jancis Robinson MW
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Very healthy glowing ruby. Impressive looking! Pretty ripe on the nose but well constituted on the palate. Zesty and alluring. Even if the tannins are a teensy bit aggressive. Neat. (Average group score: 15.1) (JR)
Dark crimson. Indistinct foxgloves on the nose. Relatively hollow. Flattering, but not intense enough to make old bones. (JR)
Deep, glowing purplish crimson. Very intense colour. Smells rather reminiscent of red cabbage. Sweet and full and formless. Just mass without enough freshness. Solid but unappetising. (JR)
About the producer
The Quié family purchased Pauillac Fifth Growth Ch. Croizet-Bages in 1942, adding Rauzan-Gassies four years later. Once part of the same estate as the neighbouring Rauzan-Ségla, this Margaux property was split off in time for the 1855 Classification, earning Second Growth status.