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Château Rauzan-Gassies Margaux 2016

$ 150

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$ 89

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$ 79

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2016 in da HOUSE!!! One of the greatest Bordeaux vintages of this century, from a historic 2nd Growth producer...and the revered soils of MARGAUX...All for our utterly scintillating PRICE?!?! Nothing to see here, folks...move along, move along...don’t panic!

Actually, no. PANIC. We don’t have NEARLY enough, and this baby has turned 10 years old with the sort of grace, elegance, and staying power you’ve come to expect from a 2nd Growth mainstay that goes back all the way to 1763!!! DOUBLE 94 POINTS?!?! At the BEST price in the USA, and a full 45+% OFF the SRP…this is too pristine to pass on! I’m talking about a Cabernet-based MARGAUX red that has wowed wine lovers the world over for a few hundred years…no biggie!) Surrounded by other top estates like Chateau Margaux, Brane-Cantenac, Palmer, Rauzan-Segla, Lascombes…this is a hidden gem 2nd Growth that simply DEMANDS a place in your collection.

“Another terrific Margaux” boasts Jeb Dunnuck, “Great quality…full of character and depth” praises Bordeaux Insider Jane Anson, and then Wine Enthusiast brings home the checkered flag, proclaiming “A wine like this allows the château to take its rightful classed growth place.” I mean…HEAR, HEAR!!!

The wine is simply PACKED with fruit, and a judicious balance of that old-school Margaux terroir. Damson plums, and crushed blackberries, blueberries, and other bramble berries of all shapes and colors – before showcasing the earthy truffles, and rich forest floor character that just warms you up from the soul out! Minty tobacco, a heady raspberry cordial, and this hypnotically entrancing dance of peonies, and lilacs…WOWZA! A supple core of cherries keeps things rolling for HOURS after you pop the cork…and saying this beauty has another decade of purely primal drinking isn’t even a stretch you’d find in a beginner’s chair yoga class.

At $71 OFF?! You’re gonna want two, three, or twelve to see what the fuss is all about. Make your move, quickly, while it lasts!

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94 POINTS
"The effort that has gone into improving this estate is paying off. A wine like this allows the château to take its rightful classed growth place. Full of rich tannins, the wine also has the stylishness of a Margaux with a fine line of black-currant fruits and a ripe texture. Drink from 2026." -Wine Enthusiast
94 POINTS
"Great quality, in its drinking window unlike many 2016s, but full of character and depth, cassis, bilberry, loganberry, hedgerow, graphite, crayon, this is good quality, supple finish. 50% new oak for ageing, Eric Boissenot consultant, with 22% press wine." -Jane Anson
92 POINTS
"The 2016 Château Rauzan-Gassies is another terrific Margaux that has the classic elegance and purity of the vintage front and center. Its medium ruby color is followed by complex spring flowers, bay leaf, mint, and black raspberries. It’s medium-bodied, has a silky, elegant texture, fine tannins, and is undeniably a beautiful wine. Drink it over the coming 15-20 years." -Jeb Dunnuck
91 POINTS
"Very vibrant red and dark berries with briary complexity, leading to a palate that has a smooth array of bright, fleshy red cherries and raspberries, as well as a juicy and fresh, lively finish. Try from 2021." -James Suckling
91 POINTS
"This is less intense than some, but then one of the pleasures of Rauzan Gassies is that it takes a less obvious route. Sweet damson aromas are appealing and seductive. I like the lift on the palate, and the marked acidity has that feeling of almost redcurrant juiciness that translates to energy rather than tartness, helped by some clear floral aromatics and earthy undertones. Good quality. Matured in 50% new oak." -Decanter
90 POINTS
"The 2016 Rauzan Gassies has a little more ripeness than the Dauzac, but clean fruit, blackberry mixed with dates and fig, though any exoticism is kept in check, thankfully. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, fine grip with touches of dark chocolate and black pepper. Just a touch of coconut is distracting towards the finish but that will be subsumed with time. Hooray-the best Gassies I've tasted in recent years. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting." -Vinous

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