Château Rauzan-Gassies 2011 – Margaux 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is powerful, precise and offers a nice power and finesse of grain. There are notes of ripe blackcurrant, crunchy Morello cherry and more slightly violet combined with touches of lily, bergamot as well as fine points of camphor, spices and a subtle touch of pepper. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers a nice minerality, a nice juiciness of the fruit, precision, a fine chewiness as well as a certain purity of the fruit. On the palate this wine expresses morello cherry, pulpy/juicy blackcurrant and more slightly crunchy strawberry notes combined with hints of violet, crushed currants, hints of liquorice, bergamot, subtle hints of sweet blond tobacco as well as a subtle hint of liquorice, a very discreet hint of colas and a subtle hint of sense of place and saline/grave minerality. The tannins are precise and racy. Good length. A very pretty, fresh and crunchy wine.