Château Rauzan-Gassies 2005

WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 845; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 866. The average score for Château Rauzan-Gassies is 826, making this an above average effort for the producer.

When people talk about wines from Château Rauzan-Gassies they use words like Concentrated, Tannic, Deep, Finesse, Burly, Purple, Meaty, Elegance, Ripe, Fruit, Chewy. The 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château Rauzan-Gassies: Elegant, Pure, Laden, Crisp, Bright, Curranty, Finest, Dense, Beautiful, Perfume. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (12.5% vs 0%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 2005 (12.5% vs 13.1%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 8 years (by 2024). It normally takes wines from Château Rauzan-Gassies around 6 years to be ready to start drinking, and 10 further years to decline.

It represents good value compared to Château Mouton Rothschild 2005, Château Lafite Rothschild 2006, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Mouton Rothschild 2010, Château Montrose 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Clerc-Milon 2010, Château Batailley 2008, Château Gloria 2010, Château d’Armailhac 2010, Château Lafon-Rochet 2005.

Similar Wines from Nearby

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
37	Château Palmer 2005	313%
36	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	121%
36	Château Brane-Cantenac 2005	12%
36	Château Kirwan 2005	-6%
36	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	121%
36	Château Margaux 2005	1263%
35	Château Palmer 2012	253%
35	Château Margaux 2006	613%
34	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010	175%
34	Château Margaux 2010	1577%
34	Marojallia 2005	42%
34	Marojallia 2003	-9%
34	Château Prieuré-Lichine 2005	-30%
33	Château Palmer 2004	170%
33	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010	175%
33	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2011	4%
33	Château Brane-Cantenac 2010	2%
33	Château Giscours 2009	-13%

Similar Wines from Other Regions

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
38	Château Mouton Rothschild 2005	697%
38	Château Lafite Rothschild 2006	698%
38	Château Lafite Rothschild 2008	1271%
37	Château Mouton Rothschild 2010	1657%
37	Château Montrose 2005	896%
37	Château Clerc-Milon 2010	-9%
37	Château Cheval Blanc 2005	999%
37	Château Léoville-Las Cases 2010	300%
37	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2005	63%
37	Château Batailley 2008	-50%
37	Château Pontet-Canet 2011	4%
37	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	150%
37	Château Gloria 2010	-14%
37	Château Lynch-Bages 2006	0%
37	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	18%
37	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010	150%
36	Château Montrose 2010	219%
36	Château Latour 2008	753%
36	Château Cheval Blanc 2006	754%
36	Château Léoville-Las Cases 2004	90%
36	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	72%
36	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010	26%
36	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	18%
36	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2003	80%
36	Château Lafite Rothschild 2005	1551%
36	Château Lynch-Bages 2005	139%
36	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010	26%
36	Château d’Armailhac 2010	-3%
35	Château Lafon-Rochet 2005	-37%
35	Château Montrose 2009	312%
35	Château Latour 2003	1359%
35	Château Léoville-Las Cases 2011	129%
35	Château Angélus 2009	393%
35	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2005	97%
35	Château Lafite Rothschild 2004	1041%
35	Château Léoville-Barton 2009	38%
35	Château Gruaud-Larose 2010	14%
35	Les Forts de Latour 2005	193%
35	Château d’Armailhac 2005	14%
35	Château Cos d’Estournel 2007	23%
34	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005	726%
34	Château Mouton Rothschild 2007	612%
34	Les Forts de Latour 2009	210%
34	Château Latour 2005	1271%
34	Château Lagrange (St Julien) 2007	-43%
34	Château Lagrange (St Julien) 2010	1409%
34	Château Clerc-Milon 2003	20%
34	Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2004	-24%
34	Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2006	105%
34	Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2005	194%
34	Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2010	175%
34	Château Langoa-Barton 2010	0%
34	Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2009	450%
34	Château Lynch-Bages 2000	219%
34	Château La Conseillante 2005	204%
34	Château Cos d’Estournel 2004	37%
34	Château Cos d’Estournel 2010	150%
34	Château Batailley 2010	929%
34	Château Duhart-Milon 2010	25%
33	Château Mouton Rothschild 2000	98%
33	Château Mouton Rothschild 2003	612%
33	Château Mouton Rothschild 2009	773%
33	Château La Dame de Montrose 2003	-34%
33	Les Forts de Latour 2009	210%
33	Château Latour 2000	1859%
33	Château Lagrange (St Julien) 2003	0%
33	Château Cantemerle 2005	-26%
33	Château Pichon-Lalande 2008	33%
33	Château Pichon-Lalande 2010	109%
33	Château Léoville-Las Cases 2005	412%
33	Château Léoville-Las Cases 2009	281%
33	Château Calon-Ségur 2004	8%
33	Château Calon-Ségur 2005	43%
33	Château Haut-Brion 2010	1451%
33	Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2012	-9%
33	Château Léoville-Barton 2005	91%
33	Château Langoa-Barton 2008	-47%
33	Château Léoville-Barton 2012	6%
33	Château Pontet-Canet 2000	146%
33	Château Clos Fourtet 2005	190%
33	Château Cheval Blanc 2004	517%
33	Château Lynch-Bages 2007	48%

Prices & Deals for Château Rauzan-Gassies 2005

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-17	gbp	49
2015-08-20	gbp	39