CHÂTEAU DAUZAC 2018

Château Dauzac 2018
100%-VEGAN certified wine production

The 2018 vintage, with a level of quality seldom achieved, is characterized by hints of spicy, ripe cherry, very nice concentration and exceptionally silky tannins.

“Powerfully structured, this is a big wine. Black fruits, ripe tannins and concentration are not shy in their richness. Juicy blackberry flavors are just beginning to develop and integrate with the structure. Drink from 2026.” 92/100 – Wine Enthusiast

VARIETIES: 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, Average vine age 35 – 40 ans
REGION: France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Margaux
AGEING: 100% French oak barrels (including 65% new barrels) for 15 months with racking based on tasting results
GUARDING POTENTIAL: At its best between 5 and 20 years of age or will cellar well up to 20 – 30 years
SERVE: Serve at 16ºC – 18ºC
FITS TO: White meat, poultry, red meat, game, cheese
VIVINO: Average 4.1 ★★★★✰
CRITICS SCORES: JS94, D93, WS93, WE92, JD92, RP91

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5ème Grand Cru Classé | 1855, Margaux Appellation | Château Dauzac

The vineyards of Chateau Dauzac comprise 40 hectares of AOC Margaux, lying together, planted on deep gravel. The first vineyard on this site can be traced back to the 12th century, though it was not until the arrival of Thomas Michel Lynch in 1740 that the vineyard, which figures in the 1855 classification, existed as we know it today.

It was here at Dauzac, in 1885, that Ernest David, then estate manager of both Dauzac and Ducru Beaucaillou, perfected the “Bouillie Bordelaise”, thus saving the european vineyard from mildew.

As in the majority of Medoc vineyards, the principal grape-varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Grapes at Dauzac are destemmed and crushed before fermentation in stainless-steel vats equipped with a patented system for breaking up the cap, giving excellent tannic extraction. Wines are matured in oak barrels, the percentage of new oak adapted to the characteristics of each vintage.