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This wine comes from a property located at the very southern end of the appellation of Margaux long-owned by André Lurton. It is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot with hints of earth, new saddle leather and spice box. A more masculine style emerges from this medium to full-bodied, surprisingly concentrated Margaux, which is pure, slightly more robust and exuberant than I remember ten years ago, but delicious, pure and a sleeper of the vintage. A big wine for Dauzac and impressively endowed, it is still youthful, but certainly accessible. It could even drink well for another 15-20 years where it is well-stored.| eRobertParker.com.June, 2015
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Tasted at the vertical retrospective at the property. The 2005 Chateau Dauzac, a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, appears to have reached full maturity on the nose, although there is abundant blackberry and mulberry fruit to suggest that it will keep for many years. The palate is medium-bodied, a little rustic on the entry with touches of bay leaf and tea leaf, though there I perceived some dryness creeping in towards the finish. Drink this now and over the next 5-8 years, because though it constitutes a commendable 2005, it is not quite living up to the promise it showed in its youth and in my opinion, is surpassed by subsequent vintages. Tasted June 2015. May 2016, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
There have been many changes here over the past few decades – from changing rootstock and restructuring the vineyards, to an ever-smaller selection for the Grand Vin, making Dauzac an estate to watch.