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Château l'Arrosée Grand Cru Classé 1996

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • 12.50% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

The domain’s only distinguished and archetypal wine. Superb after ten years in YOUR cellar! More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 very marked label, 1 damaged label, 1 stained label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
  • Classification: Grand Cru Classé
  • Producer/Owner: GFA du Château L'Arrosée
  • More information....

Château l'Arrosée Grand Cru Classé serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Cailles grillées ou rôties, Carré d'agneau rôti, Tournedos rossini.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • What the experts say...

    (...) Rubis moyen de robe, ce vin présente un nez assez réticent de prime abord, qui développe cependant après aération des notes de minéral poussièreuses nuancées de cerise noire et de framboise. La bouche exprime un fruité de cerise et de mûre subtilement marqué de très belles notes de framboises. L'ensemble, ferme et élégant, est nerveux et austère, mais doté d'un beau potentiel. (...) Source: Robert Parker (1/99)

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    Château l'Arrosée Grand Cru Classé

    The wine

    Distinguished and an excellent representative of the appellation, Château l'Arrosée's wines combines power and finesse. Having shown exemplary consistency over the last 20 years, Château l'Arrosée experienced something of a renaissance in 2003 with the arrival of the Caille family.

    Information about domain Château l'Arrosée

    Historically there was an underground spring on the site, hence Château l'Arrosée's name (the watered one). The vineyard lies on Saint Emilion's southern slopes, next door to Château Ausone. It has the good fortune to benefit from a similar terroir of clay and silica-limestone soil.

    One section of the vineyard, with a particularly southern exposure, receives a great deal of sunshine and so produces very well-ripened grapes. Furthermore, the clay-alluvial-limestone soil provides a well-regulated supply of water and minerals.

    A second area of vines is planted on sandy-alluvial soil at the base of the hill. This twin terroir contributes to the wines' complexity and character.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 very marked label, 1 damaged label, 1 stained label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
    • Classification: Grand Cru Classé
    • Producer/Owner: GFA du Château L'Arrosée
    • Vintage: 1996
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Size (in ha): 10
    • Volume: 37500 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot, 20% Cabernet franc
    Château l'Arrosée Grand Cru Classé
    Château l'Arrosée Grand Cru Classé

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