Château Rauzan-Gassies 2018 – Margaux, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, racy and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, a fine grain, delicacy as well as a certain intensity full of control. It reveals notes of fresh/ripe raspberry, small black berries and small notes of pulpy blackberry associated with touches of pulpy/fleshy cherry, violet as well as hints of racy minerality, lily as well as fine hints of cuben pepper, discreet hints of fresh mild tobacco and an imperceptible varietal hint (in the background). The palate is fruity, juicy, racy, elegant, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, minerality, a beautiful definition, precision, gourmandize, freshness, a beautiful aerial side despite richness and structure as well as a beautiful fine grain. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy raspberry, pulpy Boysen berry and small notes of small acidulous/ripe red berries associated with a touch of cherry, lily, rose, a racy minerality as well as discreet hints of green cardamom. Tannins are racy.