The 2021 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 86/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Frost, mildew, then a cool summer brought back Bordeaux of old: taut, vibrant wines, shorter but elegant.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Margaux. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Blend of the 2021 vintage
- 78 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 22 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2021 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2021 sheet
- 13 % vol.Alcohol
- 36 hl/haYield
- 35 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Cuvier inox ; cuves de 12 à 120 hl pour la sélection parcellaire. Fermentation à 26–28 °C, 2 à 3 remontages par jour. Fermentation alcoolique : 7 jours ; malolactique : 20 jours, en barriques et en cuves.
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Ageing
12 mois en barriques de chêne français ; 50 % de barriques neuves.
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Terroir
Graves profondes et sables graveleux. Aire de production Margaux, zone Natura 2000.
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An offer on Château Rauzan-Gassies 2021
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Texts and documents 2021
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