Château Rauzan-Gassies

The estate grew from Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan’s seventeenth-century holding, which was divided in 1763. Rauzan-Gassies was ranked a Second Growth of Margaux in 1855. Paul Quié acquired the château in 1946; his grandchildren Anne-Françoise and Jean-Philippe now co-direct it.

The vineyard occupies roughly thirty hectares across Margaux’s deep gravel and gravelly sand, with Cabernet Sauvignon leading Merlot and a small planting of Petit Verdot. Woodland, meadows and marshes surround the vines. Vineyard work is adjusted to each parcel’s soil, vine age and rootstock.