Croizet Bages Size:12x750ml and currants are followed by

and currants are followed by a medium to full-bodied red possessing great fruit

anise and wisps of both red and dark currant

The nose is pretty and refined

and rich with a delicious

It has a little less new oak than previous vintages

Croizet Bages Size:12x750ml and currants are followed byTasted at Chteau Rauzan Gassies. The 2006 Croizet Bages, a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot, has a rather monotone nose that needs more personality and more expression of its terroir. It is slightly oxidized on the nose. The palate is sweet on the entry with slightly coarse tannin, abrasive in texture with a slightly acetic finish. The 2005 appears to be ageing better and I would drink this sooner rather than later. There is