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L'Arrosée 1996 75cl

Grand Cru Classé | St. Emilion | Bordeaux | France
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Critics scores
87 Robert Parker
A tightly-knit, closed wine, the 1996 l'Arrosee has not yet begun to put on weight, or reveal its true character. It possesses a medium dark ruby color, and muted aromatics which, with airing, offer notes of dusty minerals mixed with black cherries and raspberries. Subtle high quality toasty oak makes an appearance along with black raspberry and cherry fruit. This firmly-knit, sinewy, austere, elegant wine displays some positive potential, but I would appear to have over-rated it based on cask tastings. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2016.
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Château l'Arrosée
Château l'Arrosée was originally named after an underground spring. For many years, it was owned by François Rodham. In 2002, Roger Caille purchased it and began managing it with his son, Jean-Philippe. Though they made many investments in order to tap into the estate's great potential, in October 2013, they sold it to Domaine Clarence Dillon, the owner of Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion. L'Arrosée's vineyards are now be incorporated into the neighboring Château Quintus, a property Dillon bought in 2011, which had been formerly named Château Tertre Daugay, and renamed Quintus after the Gallo-Roman tradition of calling their fifth child Quintus.