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Château d'Arsac 2023

Name: Château d'Arsac 2023
Brand: Château d'Arsac
SKU: 1099/23
Price: 31.5 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.68 (342 reviews)

Cru bourgeois exceptionnel -

Bordeaux

Margaux

- Red - See details

J. Suckling | 89-90

Vinous Neal Martin | 89-91

€189.00 Incl. VAT

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€63.00 / Unit

)

Packaging : a box of 3 Magnums (1,5l)

1 x 75CL

€33.50

6 x 75CL

€189.00

3 x 1.5L

€189.00

In-Stock

DeliveryFree Home delivery for orders exceeding € 300
Guaranteed provenanceWines sourced directly from the producing estates

ALL VINTAGES OF THIS WINE

All Château d'Arsac wines

Marks and reviews

/100

Vinum

Floral notes over dark fruit; a balanced palate, generous fruit, ripe tannins, medium length, vinified with a deft touch.

/100

Decanter

Classy cassis aromatics presage a palate with a rather rounded structure. Ripe fruit for sure, with cool tobacco. Some tannic austerity will be resolved with barrel ageing (55% new oak). A great success – and a bargain.

/100

Vinous

Neal Martin

The 2023 d'Arsac has a well-defined bouquet with blackberry and raspberry fruit, cedar and sous-bois scents coming through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, gentle grip, quite linear in style with a fresh, quite structured finish.

/100

Jeff Leve

Leve Jeff

Flowers and dark red fruits define the perfume. On the palate, the wine is fresh, forward, and packed with vibrant red berries, currants and freshness, with a nice sweetness, along with a touch of spice to the red fruits on the palate, and in the finish. Drink from 2027-2040

/100

Falstaff

Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, delicate edge brightening. Delicate aromas of blackberry, black cherry, fine herbal savouriness, somewhat restrained bouquet. Medium-bodied, firm and complex, fine tannins, mineral and well persistent, shows certain ageing potential for maturity.

/100

Jane Anson

Unfussy and enjoyable, with silky textured tannins, fresh balanced acidities, blueberry and cassis fruits with edges of peony and iris fragrance that speak of the appellation, even while a lemongrass edge suggests full ripeness was skirted. Not the longest ageing Margaux but full of pleasure and easy to drink, no need to wait too long. Ageing 80% in French oak barrels, 55% new, with the rest in stainless steel. Philippe Raoux's last vintage. A Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel at the last ranking, likely to be renewed with the new one later this year.

/100

Le Figaro Vin

Score: 88–90. Flowers and ripe red fruits make up a delicate, sapid nose. The palate is round and harmonious, with juicy fruit leading to a delectably saline finish.

/100

Vertdevin

The nose is subtly perfumed, with a delicate woody character (toasted oak, licorice, caramel in the background, a touch of vanilla). The fruit on the nose is ripe and tangy (blackcurrant, blueberry, morello cherry, red cherry and crushed raspberry), complemented by a hint of roasted cherry, coffee and toasted hazelnut. The palate is savory and fruity. It shows notes of morello cherry, roasted red cherry, blackcurrant, blueberry, toasted oak, as well as licorice, dried mint and violet on the finish. The tannins are firm, drying, even astringent and slightly bitter. The finish offers medium length. Lively, mouthwatering acidity and a gourmand touch of chocolate on the finish.

Description

Characteristics and tasting advice for Château d’Arsac 2023

Tasting

Appearance
The appearance seduces with its dark garnet hue.

Nose
The nose opens up with intense fragrances of black fruits (blackcurrant), then reveals smoky and ashy notes upon aeration.

Palate
A fresh and crunchy attack precedes a creamy mouthfeel with melted tannins stretching to a lively and persistent finish.

A silky and lively Margaux wine

The property

Classified as Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, the Château d’Arsac is one of the oldest crus of the Médoc, on the left bank of Bordeaux. Owned by Philippe Raoux since 1986, the property has undergone a bold and original renovation. In a resolutely contemporary spirit, Château d’Arsac stands out with its winery dressed in stainless steel, a glass roof with raw materials and its Klein blue colour. The estate also hosts numerous artistic exhibitions in its Garden of Contemporary Art Sculptures.

The vineyard

With an area of 53.56 hectares, the vineyard of Château d’Arsac gives birth to great Margaux wines. The 30-year-old vines on average are planted on deep gravel soils resting on brown soils and marl-limestone outcrops. The vineyard is worked using sustainable farming methods with the implementation of a zero-residue policy in the wines since 2016. The vine rows are grassed and each vine is monitored at all times.

The wine

This 2023 vintage is adorned with a unique dressing, paying tribute to Philippe Raoux. Deceased in 2023, the owner of Château d'Arsac had throughout his life combined his two passions which were art and wine.

The vintage

The beginning of the year is marked by the bud break of the merlots on March 23 and the cabernet sauvignons on March 30 before a frost episode on April 5, the impact on the vineyard is very low thanks to the preventive actions put in place by the estate. The regular and homogeneous vegetative development in April is slowed down by the low sunshine in May before the return of favourable weather conditions afterwards. The flowering is homogeneous as is the flowering. The warm and rainy climate recorded from mid-June to the end of July leads to active vine growth and high mildew pressure controlled by the rigour of the teams. In mid-August, the appearance of almost heatwave conditions are ideal for ensuring optimal ripening of the grapes combined, through the water stress caused by these dry and hot conditions, with a beautiful concentration and a lively freshness.

Vinification and ageing

Vinification in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks, with gentle extraction. Separation of the presses at pressing. Maceration of 3 to 4 weeks. The ageing is carried out exclusively 80% in barrels (55% new barrels, 45% one-wine barrels) and 20% in stainless steel tank.

Blend

Cabernet sauvignon (80%)
Merlot (20%).

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