L'Orme de Rauzan-Gassies - Haut-Médoc 2016 (750ml)

In all of the acclaim for 2019 in Bordeaux, we shouldn't forget just how good 2016 was, too, and to find a Haut-Medoc wine still available from this vintage within, as we believed at the time, our Value price category was an unexpected treat.This wine is dark purple-red, with earthy and purposeful aromas. The fruit is rich, dense and closely constituted, just beginning to leave the flush of youth behind it but with plenty of cladding to take it through another half-dozen years of ageing if you wish. The innate depth and tenacity of the fruit suggest serious vineyard origins. 

One of the most well-priced, familiar names in all of Bordeaux, Chateau Rauzan-Gassies is a charming estate in famed Margaux, with a history that dates back to the 17th century. Second Growth in the original 1855 Bordeaux classification, you can see why we are so happy that we were able to offer up the last cases of their second label L'Orme from the 2016 vintage, one of the best they've made in a decade.