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“Margaux is populated by an array of properties that are too often overlooked, one being Château Dauzac.” – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

NOT US.

We saw, and more importantly, tasted the potential in a 10-year-young library vintage. It’s drinking absolutely PRIME right now.

What could this relatively obscure name have in common with other fabled Châteaux? Ones like Margaux, Latour, Lafite, Mouton, Palmer, Léoville-Las-Cases, Léoville Barton, Pichon Lalande, Pichon Baron, Ducru-Beaucaillou, or Gruaud-Larose?

The answer: The renowned hitmaker consultant enologist Eric Boissenot.

In the context of a vertical tasting going back to 1959, Wine Advocate’s Neal Martin wrote “with regard to the Grand Vin, Château Dauzac is a consistent Margaux… perhaps more people will appreciate a fast-improving Margaux estate that is finally beginning to deliver quality in bottle under Laurent Fortin, the man at the helm of Château Dauzac today.”

How about the vintage? Let’s turn to Neal Martin once again. “The leitmotifs of 2014 are freshness, terroir expression, an erring towards red rather than black fruit, crisp and occasionally quite edgy tannins and vivacity. These are wines destined to sing in the wine glass, wines less concerned with impressing critics like me, more intent in pleasing consumers like you (and me).”

Needless to say, this one caught us in the feels. And we can’t describe it better than this anonymous review we stumbled upon on WineBerserkers from 2019: “I do not post a lot of notes, largely because I gave up taking notes, and I am not that often moved. But this wine was a big, big surprise. It moved me. Bought off the restaurant list at Petit Zinc in Rouen France at a business dinner. This way exceeded expectations. The beautiful aromas of flowers and fruit cascaded out of the glass. Every glass. Every sniff. And every sip washed across the senses with a seamless beauty of red fruits touched by the flowers.”

From our plonk-hardened, wine-swigging hearts we say, A-freaking-men! Could not have put it any better.

Ahem, where were we? Margaux way under $50, with 10 years of age on it, is not really a thing, unless you’re on Wine Spies.

Truly a case me offer as it likely won’t make the rounds again…