Château Rauzan-Gassies 2023


Red
2023

MARGAUX
GRAND CRU CLASSÉ EN 1855
THE QUIÉ FAMILY
 

Varietal Blend
90% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Merlot
 

Alcohol by volume
14°

Quantity produced
NC

Size of the vineyard
28 ha

Average age of vines
35 years old

Grape varieties
58% Cabernet Sauvignon
40% Merlot
2% Petit Verdot

Soil type
Deep gravels, sandy gravels

Vineyard skills
Mechanical work of the soil or use of between-rows grass. Poussard pruning. Removal of the laterals and manual repositioning of the clusters. Thinning out of the leaves before the manual harvest.

Yields in hls/ha (Grand Vin)
NC

Vinification
Stainless steel vats from 12hl to 120hl to optimize the plot by plot selection. Fermentations : temperatures from 26 to 28°c 2 to 3 pumping-over a day. Malolactic fermentations in barrels and stainless-steel vats. 
Maturing / Ageing 18 months in 60% of new Franch oak barrel. 

Owner's words
NC