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Chateau Rauzan Segla History, Overview
Chateau Rauzan-Segla has a long and interesting history dating back to 1661. On September 7, Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan became the new owner of The Noble House of Gassies.
At the time, Pierre de Rauzan was already well versed in the Bordeaux wine world. He was the manager of Chateau Margaux. He remained with Chateau Margaux for 2 more years before joining Chateau Rauzan Segla full time only to return to Chateau Margaux a few years later.
Believe it or not, he also maintained the same responsibilities at Chateau Latour. If that was not enough, he later purchased the vineyards that makeup what we know today as Pichon Lalande and Pichon Baron in Pauillac!
In 1692, after Pierre de Rauzan’s death, his three sons shared the family holdings in Margaux. The Pauillac properties passed to his younger daughter Therese. This event eventually led to the creation of the Pichon Longueville Baron estate in Pauillac.
In the early 18th century, Rauzan Segla and Rauzan Gassies were divided. The second brother, known as Sieur de Gassies began making his wine separately from his two brothers. This practice continued for decades until the estates separated.
By the end of the 18th century, the wines of Rauzan Segla had become famous all over the world. Thomas Jefferson, who went on to become the third President of the United States ordered 10 cases of Rauzan Segla after visiting Bordeaux in 1787. At that time, Thomas Jefferson declared Rauzan Segla was truly at the top of the Second Growths.
After belonging to the same family for two centuries, in 1866, Rauzan Segla was sold to Mr Eugene Durand-Dassier, for 730,000 Francs. In 1903, Frederic Cruse, the son-in-law of Eugene Durand-Dassier, took over the management of Rauzan Segla.
Frederic Cruse deserves the credit for building the present chateau that replaced the old Chartreuse-styled building. Construction of the chateau was completed in 1904.
The Cruse family also earn credit for changing the spelling of the name from Chateau Rauzan Segla to Chateau Rausan Segla.
After the frost of 1956, because of the heavy damage inflicted on the vines, much of the Left Bank vineyard for Chateau Rauzan Segla was devastated and needed replanting. The fermentation vats demanding replacement as well.
Chateau Rauzan Segla, The Modern Era
In 1983, Rauzan Segla hired Professor Emile Peynaud as their consulting oenologist. By 1986, after an extensive renovation, Chateau Rauzan Segla was once again a modern, state-of-the-art winery with 20 new, stainless steel, fermentation vats, and new, modernized cellars.
In April 1984, Chateau Rauzan Segla was sold to the owners of Chanel, the Wertheimer brothers. Once the sale was finalized, Chateau Rauzan Segla immediately started undergoing a full renovation starting with a return to the original spelling of the property to Chateau Rauzan Segla.
In 1996, the chateau was restored. The project was headed by the noted architect, Peter Marino. Marino was no stranger to the new owners, the Wertheimer family. They previously employed Peter Marino for their Chanel building in Tokyo and for the Dior boutique in New York.
As part of the renovations at Chateau Rauzan Segla, the large tanks were replaced by smaller capacity vats that matched the number of parcels in the vineyards. This allowed for more precise vinification on a parcel by parcel basis. The cellars, due to an initial design fault flooded. Due to the flood damage, the cellars needed years to fully dry out before they were rebuilt.
Serious replanting also took place at this time including re-adding Petit Verdot. Historically, Petit Verdot had been part of the Rauzan Segla vineyards, but for some reason, the grape fell from favor at the estate. The series of drains were also improved. All of these actions brought about an increase in the quality of the wines.
In 2012, Chateau Rauzan Segla began taking a more organic approach and started using Shire horses to farm a portion of their vineyard. The first two large horses are named Lionel and Titus. They are fond of carrots, apples, and of course grapes.
Chateau Rauzan Segla, Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking
The 74-hectare vineyard of Chateau Rauzan Segla is planted to 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The new plantings feature more Cabernet Sauvignon, less Cabernet Franc and the addition of Petit Verdot. This has clearly helped with the wines as the quality here has been markedly better since 2009.
While much of their vines are planted on the Cantenac plateau, they also have vines planted in parcels that are close to the little village of Margaux. Slightly more than half their vineyard is well placed, directly adjacent to the chateau. They also have vines close to Chateau Margaux and not far from Brane Cantenac.
The terroir of Rauzan Segla is mostly gravel with clay soils. The vineyard changed to some extent in 1933, when Rauzan Segla and Rauzan Gassies exchanged several parcels. The average age of the vines is close to 35 years of age. Depending on the parcel, the vines are planted to various levels of density ranging from 6,600 to 10,000 vines per hectare, with higher levels of density for the newer plantings.
The 74 hectare Margaux vineyard of Rauzan Segla has increased in size over the years. Most notably in 2008, when they purchased 8.5 hectares from Chateau de La Bourgade. The entire vineyard is now farmed organically since 2019. Rauzan Segla was officially certified as organic in 2023.
To produce the wine of Chateau Rauzan Segla, vinification takes place in 35 temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks that vary in size from 41 hectoliters to 220 hectoliters that allow for parcel by parcel vinification.
Malolactic fermentation takes place in vat. The wine of Chateau Rauzan Segla is aged in an average of 50% to 60% new, French oak barrels for between 18 to 20 months, depending on the character of the vintage.
There is a second wine, Segla. Segla is not sold as a future. It is only offered once the wine is bottled. On average, the production ranges from 10,000 to 12,000 cases of Chateau Rauzan Segla per vintage. Segla is not sold as a future and is only offered to the market once the wine is in the bottle. The production of Segla is also close to 10,000 to 12,000 cases per year.
Rauzan Segla was managed by John Kolasa, who was also in charge of Chateau Canon in St. Emilion until late 2014. Prior to the Kolasa era, the wines from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and even the 1990s, with few exceptions, were moderate at best. A few exceptions can be found, most notably, 1983, 1990 and the stunning 1986 are all great examples of Rauzan Segla.
The best vintages of Chateau Rauzan Segla are: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2000, 1990, 1986 and 1983. Clearly, 2015 and 2016 Chateau Rauzan Segla were the finest wines ever produced at the estate. Different in style, they will be fun to taste and compare over the coming years and decades.
However, 2018, 2019, and 2020 vintages of Rauzan Segla are almost equally spellbinding and fans of the estate cannot have enough of those wines in their cellars.
Older vintages should be approached with caution as the best wines produced at Rauzan Segla are clearly being made at the property in modern times. You will need to exercise caution if you are buying those wines.
When John Kolasa joined Rauzan Segla, he instantly began a program to modernize the Margaux estate from the ground up starting with attention to detail in the vineyards. One of his first moves was to discontinue the practice of harvesting by machine.
The vine density was increased to 10,000 vines per hectare for the new vines. They also installed a new drainage system. They began crop thinning for the first time and purchased additional sorting tables to help with the selection. They added new smaller vats and tanks before doing a complete renovation of the property. The amount of Merlot was increased as well.
It was the idea of John Kolasa to begin producing Segla, the second wine of Rauzan Segla, starting with the 1995 vintage. The increase in quality is clearly seen when tasting Chateau Rauzan Segla.
Starting with the 2000 vintage, Rauzan Segla showed the estate was back on track! 2005 Rauzan Segla was a stunning achievement and a major step up in quality. This was followed by equally strong wines from Rauzan Segla in 2009 and 2010.
In 2009, to celebrate 350 years of winemaking at the property, they hired Karl Lagerfeld to create a special label. The label was not appreciated by several consumers who preferred the more traditional look and design.
In 2014, Nicolas Audebert, the former winemaker at Cheval des Andes, the LVMH property in Mendoza Argentina was hired to replace the outgoing John Kolasa.
When to Drink Chateau Rauzan Segla, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau Rauzan Segla is not a wine to drink on the young side. The wine is usually far too tannic, powerful, and reserved during its youth. Young vintages can be decanted for an average of 3-4 hours, give or take. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.
Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Rauzan Segla is usually better with at least 12-15 years of bottle age.
Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character. Chateau Rauzan Segla offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 18 and 35 years of age after the vintage.
Rauzan Segla is meant to age. Allowing the wine time to develop the complexity, aromas, and silky textures that come with cellaring is the best way to enjoy Rauzan Segla. With time, the wine offers complex spicy and floral aromatics, purity of fruit, refined textures, concentration, and harmony that few other wines deliver.
Serving Chateau Rauzan Segla with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips
Chateau Rauzan Segla is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.
Chateau Rauzan Segla is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Rauzan Segla is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.
Château Rauzan-Ségla Wine Tasting Notes
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2023
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Dark in color, the array of floral notes shoot out with violets, lilacs, and roses. From there you find truffle, red and black fruits, cigar box and cedar also come IT is It is the striking nose powered by violets, and lilacs that gets the wine going, before finding all the currants, black cherries, mint, and spice in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is lush, energetic, long, deep, and rich. There is purity, paired with opulence in the long, vibrant, velvet-textured finish, with just a hint of chalk that appears on the backend. The wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. Once aging, this is a new, record-setting percentage of Cabernet in the blend. 14% Press wine. 13.5% ABV, 3.6 pH. The harvest took place September 7 - September 20. Yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was produced from 50% of the harvest. Drink from 2029-2065. 96-98 Pts. 3,310 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
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2023
Ségla (Margaux)
Spicy mint, cedar, tobacco, and black currant aromas focuses on what is to come. The palate offers its sweet, black cherries, smoke,, licorice, and spice easily. Soft, supple, and creamy, it is easy to see, this is going to be simply fabulous to enjoy on release while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. The wine blends 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot, setting a record for the highest proportion of Cabernet ever used in the blend. 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2026-2040. 91-93 Pts. 2,232 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
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2022
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Dark in color, the array of floral notes shoot out with violets, lilacs, and roses. From there you find truffle, red and black fruits, cigar box and cedar also come through in the nose. While the perfume is catchy, it is on the palate where the wine takes off. Texturally, the wine is drenched in velvet. There is intensity, richness, and concentration, as well as weightlessness on the palate. With this wine, the seamless finish must be felt, as well as tasted. The wine is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot. This marks the highest percentage of Cabernet in the blend and with 17% press wine in the blend, it is the highest portion of press wine as well. 14.5% ABV, 3.7 pH. The harvest took place September 2 - September 28. This is the earliest start to a harvest for Rauzan Segla. Yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was produced from 50% of the harvest. Drink from 2027-2065. 96-98 Pts. 4,742 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2022
Ségla (Margaux)
The nose is discreet at the moment, though with coaxing you find violets, black cherries, hints of licorice and a touch of smoke in the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, soft, silky, polished, elegant, and fresh, with a creamy, dark pit-fruit finish. The wine blends 58% Merlot, and 42% Cabernet Sauvignon. 14.5% ABV. Drink from 2025-2038. 91-93 Pts. 4,292 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
The complex aromatics here pop with dried flowers, espresso, cigar wrapper, spice, brown sugar and an array of red with black fruits. The wine is elegant, refined, fresh, silky and fresh. The fruits are sweet, pure, refined and defined. In fact, this is so good, it would be a success in any vintage. But, in 2021, it is a screaming success and is clearly one of the wines of the vintage! Drink from 2026-2052. 2,652 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024With a nice richness to the color, the wine opens with lilies, roses, coffee bean, Indian spice and black plums. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, elegant, refined and silky. There is freshness and energy, along with a nice sweetness to the fruits. There is a touch of chalk at the backend of the finish. You will be able to enjoy this in its youth, which is not always the case here with this age-worthy Margaux. The wine was produced from blending 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot, 13% ABV. The harvest took place September 20 to October 8. Drink from 2025-2050. 94-96 4,848 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2021
Ségla (Margaux)
Black raspberries, flowers and mint make their selves known in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is supple, soft and vibrant, with a pinch of spice accompanying the fruits. It is also already accessible, making this a gem to enjoy in a restaurant or when you are in the mood for a nice wine that doesn't require aging or decanting. Drink from 2024-2031. 1,255 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Black raspberries, plums, and cedar chest notes on the nose. Medium-bodied, soft, silky and approachable, with a touch of chocolate to accompany the polished fruits in the finish. You can enjoy this on release and over the near future for its elegant stylings and accessible, refined fruits.. The wine blends 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2023-2030. 88-90 2,391 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
The complex perfume stands out with its array of flowers, cinnamon, currants, cherries, cigar box, and touch of tobacco. The wine is full-bodied, deep, sensuous, silky and yes, sexy, finishing with a wealth of expansive fruit, espresso and dark cocoa that holds our focus for over 50 seconds. Drink from 2027-2060. 7,401 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Incredibly dark in color, the wine explodes with violets, boysenberry, cigar box, graphite, blackberry, plum, black cherry, toasty oak and spice. Full-bodied, with a fabulous depth of flavor, energy, purity and refinement, the wine is long, intense and silky. The finish, with its velvet-drenched layers of fruits, entices you to take another sip, simply because it is that good. The finish holds for close to 50 seconds, leaving you with a wealth of expansive fruit, espresso and dark cocoa. The wine blends 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% ABV, pH 3.74. The harvest took place September 8 - September 29. 97-99 Pts 8,890 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2020
Ségla (Margaux)
Silky, vibrant, supple and fresh, this is exactly the right wine to order in a bistro or café, if you are looking for an elegant, refined, soft, creamy wine packed with sweet, ripe, polished cherries and plums that feels as good as it tastes. Plus, this is already drinking beautifully. Drink from 2023-2038. 2,394 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Just picked flowers and dark red fruits form the core of this supple textured wine. Medium-bodied, soft, elegant, fresh and already a pleasure to taste, the wine ends with sweet, silky, polished, dark red fruits. Segla is not sold En Primeur. So savvy shoppers need to look for this as soon as it is released as not much is made. 90-92 Pts 3,102 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Silky, seductive and sensuous, the nose, with its blend of flowers, tobacco leaf, espresso bean, violets, roses and red pit fruits is already quite showy. Medium/full-bodied, fresh, vibrant, clean and pure, the fruit offers length, depth and complexity. But it will need a bit of time to fully express its essence. If you have a bit of patience, it will be worth the wait. Drink from 2030-2060. 7,552 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022 |
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2019
Ségla (Margaux)
Wet earth, flowers, dark cherries, and red currants offer their aromatic profile easily. The silky-textured palate, with its elegant, refined mouthfeel steal the show. The wine finishes with sweet, ripe, red berries and a touch of savory herbs in the endnote. Drink from 2022-2033. 2,755 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022 |
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2018
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
A contender for the finest vintage of Rauzan Segla ever produced, the wine hits all the right notes starting with its complex perfume which is already showing off its lilacs, violets, tobacco leaf, forest floor, espresso and array of red and black fruits. On the palate, the wine really shines due to its depth of flavor, power, concentration, sensuous, elegant textures and its silk and velvet wrapped finish clocking in at 60 seconds, or more. Give it ten years or just a bit longer and this beauty will shine for 2-3 decades after that. The wine blends 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot 14% ABV. 10,037 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Inky garnet with purple accents in the hue, the depth of color reveals only part of the story. The perfume, with its violets, espresso, smoke, tobacco leaf and a sea of stand out ripe, dark red fruits ranging from blackberry to plum. On the palate, the wine is plush, dense and full-bodied yet it glides. Already expressive in the nose and mouth, the finish matches perfectly with its outstanding level of purity, extract and freshness. Is this better than the majestic 2015 or the strong 2016? Perhaps it is! I'm waiting for a blind tasting. Give it ten years or just a bit longer and this beauty will shine for decades after that. The wine was produced from blending 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, reaching 14.0% ABV with a pH of 3.8. The harvest took place September 12 to October 11. The Grand Vin was made from 45% of the harvest. 97-99 Pts 10,617 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2018
Ségla (Margaux)
Soft, silky, fresh and fruity, the wine is forward and ready to drink, allowing you to experience all the sweet, ripe, dark cherries, currants, flowers and earthy nuances right off the bat. This is a perfect wine to order off a restaurant list. 3,020 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Perfect for early drinking pleasure, the wine is soft, round, forward, fruity and fresh with a sweet, soft plummy finish. This is a perfect wine to order off a restaurant list. 90-92 Pts 4,009 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
One of the top wines of the appellation, this gorgeous, soft, polished, silky, fresh, charmer comes with loads of ripe, lush, sweet fruit. The entry is soft, clean and fresh. The mid-palate and finish leave with the impression of ripe, dark red and black, elegantly style fruits. This could take at least a decade before it starts showing its best. 5,106 Views Tasted May 14, 2020Deep in color, this wine is violets, licorice, coffee bean, thyme and ripe red fruits which take no effort to find. The wine is luxurious, concentrated and bright with a texture that feels like the deep fruits were polished with velvet. On the palate, there is a sweetness and juicy quality to the fruit combined with energy and a kiss of oak. Give this a decade or just a bit longer and this beauty will really shine. The wine was produced from blending 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, reaching 13.0% ABV with a pH of 3.68. The harvest took place September 12 to September 28. The Grand Vin was made from 55% of the harvest. 8,036 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2017
Ségla (Margaux)
With floral accents along with sweet red fruits, this medium bodied, elegant, soft textured charmer is going to be ready to go on release. Segla is not sold En Primeur, so you need to look for it once it is bottled. But it is worth seeking out, as this is a good example of a top value from Margaux. 2,839 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Still young, but you can find hints of tobacco leaf, truffle, herbs and flowers poke through the ripe, red and dark red fruits. The wine is concentrated, silky, uplifting and generous, as well as long, fresh pure. This wine will need 12-15 years before it really starts opening and showing its true essence. 8,182 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Depth of flavor, complexity, energy and concentration are easy to see. And so is the gorgeous, floral, red berry, licorice, earth and gentle smoke tones. Silky, sweet and fresh, this is going to need 12-15 years before it really starts opening. 8,983 Views Tasted Feb 10, 2019Concentrated, fresh, lively, clean and pure, with loads of floral, earth, tobacco and black cherry nuances. The wine is multi layered, full-bodied, silky and vibrant, requiring 12-15 years in the cellar or more to show its best. 8,983 Views Tasted May 20, 2018Deep in color with violets and licorice that take no effort to find, this wine is luxurious and concentrated and feels like ripe black fruits polished with velvet. There is a sweetness combined with a quintessence of fruit that will send your mind to Bordeaux no matter where you take your first sip. The wine was produced from blending 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, reaching 13.5% ABV with a pH of 3.6 and is aged in 60% new, French oak barrels for 18 months before bottling. The harvest took place from September 20 to October 4 for the Merlot and from October 10 to October 15 for the Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine represents only 50% of the harvest. 10,227 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2016
Ségla (Margaux)
Floral scents with sweet, dark berries in a forward, open, medium-bodied style that is both easy to like and understand. Gentle elegance that will be ready to drink as soon at it hits the stores. Segla is not sold En Primeur but this is one of the top values from all of Margaux. 5,109 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
The intense floral display in the nose is on fire and is made even better with the addition of sweet currants, smoke, blackberries, and earth. As good as the perfume is, it is on the palate, with its layers of silky, energetic, rich, elegant red and black fruits that is the show stopper here. Still young, but in a nice place to pop a cork if you prefer wines more on the fruit, than on the secondary side. Drink from 2023-2055. 7,332 Views Tasted Nov 16, 2023Incredibly polished and silky on the palate, the wine is deep, concentrated, luscious and sexy. Even though this is just a baby in terms of its evolution, the wine already offers flowers, spice box, licorice and sweet blackberry aromas. Full bodied, with the tanninsnd structure to age for decades, the wine offers purity of fruit, energy and complexity. The finish remains with you for at least 50 seconds! This could be the best wine the estate has ever produced. 11,951 Views Tasted May 21, 2018I've tasted this wine multiple times, from barrel and bottle, and each time it has shown improvement. Liquid silk on the palate, the wine is deep, concentrated, luscious and sexy. It is full bodied, with the tannins to age for decades. But these tannins are velvet textured. The wine offers purity of fruit, energy and complexity. This could be the best wine the estate has ever produced. 12,633 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2018On target to place among the top wines ever produced at Rauzan Segla, this wine has it all. Florals, fruit, freshness, silky textures and a decadent, hedonistic personality. This should hit the top of my score range with ease. 12,457 Views Tasted Jul 12, 2017Florals, licorice, tobacco, truffle, violets and ripe, sweet, fruits create the complex perfume. Soft, rich and polished, this wine feels like silk and velvet on the palate. Weight and density provide you with a concentration of raw materials while the finesse-styled finish lingers and expands. From a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 14.% ABV with a pH of 3.7. Aging in 65% new, French oak barrels for 18 months before bottling, it represents 45% of the production. The harvest took place from September 10 to October 9. This is the debut vintage for the new director Nicolas Audebert. Bravo for your first effort! 95 - 97 Pts 11,062 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2016 |
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2015
Ségla (Margaux)
Not sold En Primeur, but this is one of the top values from all of Margaux. Produced in a forward, user friendly style, it's perfect for restaurants and youthful pleasure with its fresh, sweet, red fruits and truffle essences. Medium-bodied and finesse in style, the soft, polished plums in the finish give you just right amount of acidity to give lift and keep it fresh. 89 - 91 Pts 4,542 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2016 |
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2014
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Truffle, cherry pipe tobacco and earthy scents are right out in front. Medium bodied, soft, energetic and feminine, give the wine 5-7 years to add more dimension and flesh. 5,553 Views Tasted Mar 20, 2017With the opening essence suggesting florals, fennel, cocoa, cassis and blackberry upon the nose, this wine is medium/full-bodied with delectably dark fruits, silky tannins and brightness in the finish. From a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 13.5% ABV. The Grand Vin represents only 40% of the harvest. 93-94 Pts 5,162 Views Tasted Apr 22, 2015 |
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2014
Ségla (Margaux)
This is a contender for the best second wine of the vintage. It’s a perfect wine to order in a restaurant. Fresh and soft with bushels of sweet, ample fruits, polished tannins and a friendly, open, forward character. 87-89 Pts 3,308 Views Tasted Apr 22, 2015 |
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2013
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
A very good wine for the vintage. Produced in a forward, up front style, the wine offers soft textures, medium body and a fresh, sweet, bright, cherry and plum profile, with earth and flowers tossed in for complexity. This will improve with a few years of bottle age. 2,792 Views Tasted Feb 11, 2016From a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Caberent Franc, the wine reached 13% ABV. With yields of 32 hectoliters per hectare, the Grand Vin was made from 39% of the crop. Lead pencil, cedar and blackberry notes open to a medium-bodied wine made with a much-needed light touch. This vintage represents a lighter expression of Rauzan Segla, which will be drinkable early. 90-92 Pts 2,302 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2014 |
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2013
Ségla (Margaux)
Using 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot helped produce an early-drinking Margaux that focuses on red cherries and earth. 84-85 Pts 3,035 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2014 |
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2012
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Right off the bat, the floral-inspired, attention-seeking perfume gets you. Medium-bodied, quite vibrant, fresh, and straightforward on the palate, the bright red berries, touch of herbs, and crispness provide a classic, Margaux tasting experience. Drink from 2022-2045. 6,173 Views Tasted Jul 10, 2022This was good in the barrel, but it’s so much better in the bottle with its complex nose of floral, black cherry, truffle, thyme and black plum aromas. Full bodied, rich and concentrated, with silky smooth tannins and freshness that lingers on your palate. Offered at a fair price, coupled with the ability to age and develop, if you like Margaux, this deserves a place in your cellar. 8,916 Views Tasted May 15, 2015With 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37.5% Merlot, 1.5% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13.5% ABV with a PH of 3.67. Sporting a deep, ruby color, the wine is fresh, sweet, soft and spicy. The ample tannins are silky. There is a polished core of cherries, licorice and cassis in the finish. 92-94 Pts 8,447 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2013 |
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2012
Ségla (Margaux)
Soft, early drinking, medium bodied Margaux wine of pleasure, with freshness to the fruit, supple textures on the palate and no hard edges. This is another 2012 that really improved in barrel. 3,137 Views Tasted May 16, 2015Perfect example of an easy-to-drink, easy-to-like, classic Bordeaux wine that will be drinkable on release. 84-86 Pts 2,752 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2013 |
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2011
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
This would be a nice wine in any vintage, but it's a true accomplishment in 2011. Truffle, earth, plums, black cherry and spice aromas come to the surface with ease. The fruit is bright, with good freshness and balance, finishing with sweet, ripe berries. The wine demands at least 5 years in the cellar before showing what it has to offer. 4,102 Views Tasted Feb 17, 2014Blending 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, which is very similar to the blend used in 2010, the wine reached 13% ABV, which is 1% less than last year. Deep ruby with purple accents in the color, the wine opens with flowers, while stone, blackberry liqueur and truffle scents are easy to find. Rich, round, medium/full-bodied with elegant textures, the wine finishes with fresh cassis, bitter chocolate and black raspberry. 92-93 Pts 3,261 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2012 |
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2010
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Balanced, lifted, full-bodied, complex and heavily perfumed, this beauty is still just a baby waiting to wake up from its slumber. 7 years or so are needed and I'm sure the wine will offer pleasure for decades. 7,658 Views Tasted Nov 8, 2019Give this stunner another decade and you're going to be enjoying an absolute beauty. There is depth of flavor, concentration, perfectly ripe fruits, silky tannins and levels of complexity that will knock you out. 8,977 Views Tasted Nov 14, 2017There is a beautiful sense of symmetry in this wine. With just enough layers of intense, concentrated, ripe, fresh, juicy berries, the wine pops with freshness, elegance and strength. Not as exotic as the 2009, it’s more powerful, concentrated, tannic, bright and perhaps, complex. This blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 3.5% Petit Verdot and 1.5% Cabernet Franc produced a wine that will demand cellaring. My guess is, patient consumers are going to be rewarded with pleasure. 10,430 Views Tasted Feb 13, 2013Floral, stone, sweet crème de cassis, truffles, boysenberry and violets are easily discovered in the perfume. With ripe tannins, freshness and a long spicy, black raspberry, cocoa and plum jam finish, this delicious Margaux wine is pleasure in the glass. 95-96 Pts 7,562 Views Tasted Jul 30, 2012Rauzan-Segla - Only 45% of the crop was used in the Grand Vin. Produced from an assemblage of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 14% ABV, which is slightly higher than they achieved in 2009. Alluring scents of fresh flowers, truffle, cassis and jammy black plums combine with silk and velvet textures to produce an opulent, powerful, sensuous Margaux that coats your mouth with sensations of supple tannin and intense purity. When comparing this with the highly regarded 2009, it is not a question of quality or score, it’s a matter of style. The 2009 is more sensuous, while the 2010 offers more power and lift from higher acidity. 94-96 Pts. 7,299 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2011 |
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2010
Ségla (Margaux)
Segla - Cassis, spice and oak scents, soft textures and a fresh berry finish are found in this very strong second wine. 2010 Segla should sell for about $25, which makes it a steal and it will be ready to drink on release. 89-91 Pts 9,082 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2011 |
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2009
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
The truffle, cigar box, cedar, floral, citrus and dark red fruit notes are almost at their secondary stage. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, silky, fresh, rich and supple. The berries and floral character with their sweetness and lift feels as good as it tastes. With 2 hours in the decanter, this is a stunner, else wait about 5 more years and drink over the next 2 decades with ease. 6,642 Views Tasted Sep 20, 2019Once past the label, this stunning Margaux has it all going on! From a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Merlot, this delicious, sexy textured woine features layers of juicy ripe, opulent, pure berries. The wine has depth, concentration and freshness. The perfume grabs your attention with its floral, spice, truffle, stone and cassis scents, this is a serious Margaux that will age and develop for decades. This is the best young Rauzan Segla I have ever tasted! Although, the 2010 will give it a run for the money, in a different style. 10,706 Views Tasted Feb 2, 20122009 Rauzan Segla is deep ruby. The perfume offers jammy blackberry, fudge, fennel, earth, spice, and floral notes. Full bodied with a rich texture, round tannins, and structure to age, this sublime wine ends with long, pure sensations of sweet berries. 94/96 Pts 11,098 Views Tasted Aug 26, 2010 |
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2009
Ségla (Margaux)
Medium-bodied, soft, fresh, bright and focused on its earthy, crisp red fruit, wet earth, forest leaf and earthy character, this is fully ready for its prime time drinking window. 4,600 Views Tasted Oct 1, 2019 |
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2008
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
With a shifting in color to show its maturity, the wine opens with tobacco, cedar, herbs, Christmas spice and forest notes to accompany the red fruits. Medium/full bodied, with a classic leaning, the tannins are just starting to soften. The fruit is a bit strict on the palate at this moment. In time, perhaps, 5-8 years, the wine should develop softer textures, along with more aromatic complexity. 4,667 Views Tasted Sep 17, 20182008 Rauzan Segla, with floral, boysenberry, cassis, tobacco, oak and spicy scents, this full bodied wine already feels soft and silky in the mouth. The wine finishes with sweet ripe, berries and chocolate. 93 Pts 7,879 Views Tasted Jul 20, 201008 Château Rauzan Segla is deeply colored. Black fruit, cassis, smoke, and oak with a hint of floral aromas fill your nose. Full bodied and concentrated. The nature of the tannins makes the 08 one of the rare vintages of Rauzan-Segla that should not only drink well young, but will have the ability to age. 92-95 Pts 7,648 Views Tasted Aug 31, 2009 |
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2007
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Showing it's age in color, the wine offers cigar box, cedar wood, and tobacco with cassis on the back end. Medium bodied, almost light on the palate, the wine is elegant, fully mature and ready for consumption. Not a wine of density, it's still a wine of pleasure that does not warrant further age or much more than splash decanting. 2,826 Views Tasted Mar 20, 2017 |
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2006
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
With a nose that is showing secondary development, cedar, truffle, cigar box, lead pencil and cassis notes are easy to find. On the palate, the wine is earthy, fresh and polished, leaving you with a tannic, crisp, dark plum and cassis finish with a hint of truffle on the palate. This is good now, but will be even better with 5 more years in the bottle. The wine was made from a blend 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. 5,021 Views Tasted May 25, 2016Powerful, tannic and structured to age, the wine offers crème de cassis, cedar, floral, truffle and blackberry notes along with a long, fresh, tannic, clean finish. Give this 5-10 more years and enjoy this beautiful Margaux for several decades after that. 7,960 Views Tasted May 9, 2012 |
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2005
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Showing some lightness in color, with truffle, tobacco, earth, cigar box, licorice and black fruits in the nose. Sleepy, but not closed, this structured, age worthy wine needs serious air or another 5-10 years, before it truly starts to show all its considerable, soft, supple charms and complexities. 7,487 Views Tasted Jun 28, 2015At close to 10 years of age, secondary notes of smoke, tobacco, caramel, blackberry, forest floor and cassis are easy to find. Long, fresh and balanced, there is a beautiful sense of purity in the fruit that pairs perfectly with the soft, ripe tannins in the finish. Still young, this is only starting to wake up and should age gracefully for at least 2 decades or more. 9,945 Views Tasted Feb 3, 2014Big, bold and broad shouldered, this structured, cassis, floral, blackberry and anise scented wine has all the stuffing needed to age and develop for decades. This is in the mold of the 86, which remains the finest wine I've tasted from the property. 18,212 Views Tasted Jan 20, 2008 |
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2004
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Medium/full bodied, with a nose that is starting to show secondary characteristics with its floral, fresh black raspberry, tobacco, cedar and forest scents. The tannins are still there, but they are not obtrusive. This will improve with a few more years in the bottle. 5,010 Views Tasted Jan 4, 2015Flowers, smoke, cassis, pepper, blackberry and tobacco aromatics are meshed with a concentrated wine that offers a rich texture. The finish with its minor hint of green from underripeness detracts a little bit, from the experience. Still young, another 5-10 years will add a lot to. the wine 8,866 Views Tasted Nov 1, 2010 |
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2003
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Light in color, the wine expresses earth, tobacco and cedar scents. The fruit has started to fade. It’s time to drink up. 5,084 Views Tasted Dec 18, 2013 |
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2002
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Medium full bodied, firm, even a little bit on the brawny, classic side, side, the nose gets you going with its floral, tobacco, earth and blackberry notes. On the palate, the tannic, soild wine needs a few more years in the hopes that it will soften and flesh out just a bit more. 3,410 Views Tasted Aug 13, 2014 |
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2001
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Medium/full bodied, finesse styled wine that began offering its charms up with an hour of air. The tobacco, sweet cherry, earth, plum and floral tones in the nose was the perfect accompaniment to the fresh, soft, polished, dark, red fruit filled finish. 6,036 Views Tasted Feb 16, 2015 |
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2000
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Young, tight and tannic, this requires another 5-10 years before it add more complexity to its tobacco, earth, spice, cassis, floral, stone and fresh cut herb filled nose. Masculine in style, the wine ends with a blast of fresh, berries, cassis and cranberry. This wine is more about potential than pleasure today. Give it time. 9,139 Views Tasted Dec 17, 2011 |
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1999
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
A lighter style of Margaux, that offers a delicate, complex nose, and a bright, fresh, red fruit and earthy palate presence. This should improve, but it does not have a long future. 4,783 Views Tasted Apr 16, 2016 |
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1998
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Medium-bodied, ripe, fresh, firm and loaded with sweet, dark red berries and tobacco leaves, you also find a finish with dusty tannins, herbs, leaf and red pit fruits. If you have been waiting for this to develop, the wine is ready to go. 4,107 Views Tasted Aug 20, 2020 |
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1996
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Truffle, tobacco, fresh picked blackberry and earthy notes open to a medium/full bodied wine that hovers on the austere, or should I say, classic side of the style range. With 3 hours of air, the wine softened, and developed aromatic complexities, but it remained an old school, classic style that could use a bit more charm. It's not about the quality, it's about the style. Either give it another 5 years of bottle age, or 3-4 hours of air, if you're thinking of popping a cork. 5,185 Views Tasted May 4, 2013 |
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1995
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Firm, structured, tannic, fresh and packed with crisp, cassis and blackberries, the nose offers some secondary development, with its floral, tobacco and cedar notes, but the palate asks you to wait at least another 5 years for the tannins to soften, while more evolution takes place. 4,700 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2015Very classic in nature, tannic, masculine, lean and built to age, this is not much fun to drink, even at close to 17 years of age. Knowing the property, I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt, but it's going to take at least another 10-15 years to come around. Buyers should be patient, young and have a preference for fresher, tannic, old school styled Bordeaux wine. 7,005 Views Tasted Nov 27, 2011 |
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1994
Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Medium-bodied, firm, structured and bordering on austere, the wine is better on the earthy, tobacco, cedar, smoke, cherry and forest infused nose than on the crisp, bright, classic palate. The wine is firm and fresh, with an herbal, leafy leaning to the fruit. Those with a love for truly classic Bordeaux will be more fond of this wine than I am. 3,800 Views Tasted Oct 5, 2019 |
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1990
Château Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
With a complex perfume of olives, cigar wrapper, dark chocolate, cherry and forest leaf, with accents of menthol and hints of florality, the wine is full-bodied, soft, fresh and focused on sweet, ripe, black cherries. There is a hint of bitter buried deep in the finish, but the remainder of the tasting experience is so full, you do not really notice it unless you spend a lot of time looking. The wine is fully mature. 30 minutes in the decanter was more than ample. There is no reason to age this any longer. If you have a bottle, pull the cork. 4,109 Views Tasted May 19, 2018The best bottle of this beauty I have ever tasted! 45 minutes in the decanter was all this baby needed. On the nose, sweet cherry blossoms, cigar box, cedar, spice, blackberry and truffle took no time getting to know. On the palate, the wine was even better. Supple, sensuous and silky in texture, the wine is full bodied, rich and deep. Just as soon as you think the finished was over, a blast of ripe, fresh cherries made an appearance. If I had to quibble a bit, there is a touch of green in the finish, but there is so much, sweet, ripe, luscious fruit, you'd have to be a real killjoy to let it bother you. For a wine of this quality, style and maturity, it's certainly worth adding some to your cellar, of you can. 4,573 Views Tasted Mar 18, 2017The nose, with its violet, cherry, cigar box, dark chocolate, cranberry, pepper and fresh herb perfume is as expected, the first thing you notice. Medium/full bodied, the wine improves in the decanter and in glass. Fresh, vibrant and fruit filled, there is a definite touch of green coupled with the some tart red fruits in the classic styled finish that seems to stand out more than I remember in the past. 5,977 Views Tasted Jan 8, 2016Drinking in the sweet spot at 25 years of age, the perfume, with its floral, earth, tobacco and dark cherries is a pleasure which is made better by the soft, round, textures and sweet red and black fruits found in the finish. This could be better in a few years, or not. With all the tannin resolved and the patina of age on display in the texture, there is no reason to hold off pulling a cork. 6,314 Views Tasted Mar 27, 2015It took 24 years, but this is really starting to rock! Chocolate covered cherries, licorice, coffee bean, blackberry liqueur, black cherry, earth. smoke, cigar box, fresh herbs and spice notes make up the aromatics. On the palate, the wine is concentrated, rich, full bodied and still young, with some tannin waiting to be resolved. If there was not a sensation of dryness with the tannins, this beautiful Margaux would score even higher. Another few years will add more nuances this wine. 6,778 Views Tasted Feb 25, 2014Enticing secondary notes of cedar chest, smoke, forest floor, blackberry, cigar wrapper and cassis come up with 90 minutes of decanting and a little swirling. On the palate, the wine is coming around, the tannins are starting to soften giving the wine voluptuous textures with its fresh boysenberry, black raspberry and cassis finish. This a lot of fun to drink today. But it's still not at peak. I would not hesitate to pop bottle, but if someone waited another 5 to 10 years, who could blame them as it is only going to get better. If this wine was just a little longer in the finish, it would merit a higher score. Still, this is really fine and not far from the 1986. 7,761 Views Tasted Oct 13, 2013Tobacco, cassis, earth, smoke, spice, truffle and blackberry scents are revealed in the perfume. Powerful, concentrated and still tannic, this traditionally styled Margaux wine is masculine in nature and will benefit from more age. After 90 minutes in the glass, this concentrated wine developed additional complexities and softened a bit in the fresh, spicy, bright, cassis filled finish, but it might always remain slightly brawny in character. I'm giving my next bottle more air and time. 6,927 Views Tasted Feb 19, 2012Spice, flowers, licorice, cassis, tobacco and a faint hint of truffle make up the perfume. In the mouth, the wine is full bodied, chewy and almost round in texture. The wine ends in cassis and black cherry flavors with a hint of spicy kirsch in the 35/40 second finish. At 20 years of age, most of the tannin's have faded away. The wine fleshed out after an hour in the decanter. 10,042 Views Tasted May 12, 2010Cassis, earth, coffee, licorice and leather are easy to find. Full bodied and balanced. Great palate presence. Still young. 4,591 Views Tasted Jan 18, 2009Perfumed with notes of cassis, blackberries, tobacco, allspice and earthy aromas. On the palate, a nice opulent feel of Cabernet fruit. Concentrated and full bodied. Better in the entry, a little short on the middle and finish. Still a bit tight and tannic. 5,744 Views Tasted Dec 21, 2006Notes of spice, flowers, blueberries & blackberries. The palate displays an elegant texture. This is still very young with tannins to resolve. The finish is slightly chalky. 4,198 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2004 |
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1989
Château Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
This displays tobacco, herbs, earth, and cassis in the nose. The wine, which still has some tannin to resolve, has good body and lot fruit, but it needs time to come around and soften up. This is a more traditional style of Margaux. 5,249 Views Tasted Jun 20, 2009 |
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1988
Château Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
Medium bodied, firm, slightly drying, stern tannins and a touch or tapenade, coupled with herbs and crisp red fruits on the palate, make the nose, with its tobacco, cedar wood, cigar box and cherry character the better part of the experience. There is no reason to age this further. 4,228 Views Tasted Jan 22, 2016 |
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1986
Château Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
With 3 hours of air, the tannins softened and scents of cassis, flowers, tobacco and truffle bloomed. Classic, in the good sense, with depth, complexity, length and character, there is a lot to like about the wine. Interestingly, it combines power, masculine character and softness as part of its charms. Drink now, with a few hours of decanting, or wait another 5 to 10 years to see what happens. 4,368 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2014Floral, blackberry, coffee bean, cuban cigar, cassis, earth and fresh picked violets grab your attention. Gobs of ripe, juicy, Caberent Sauvignon fill your mouth with flavor. Tannic, powerful, full bodied and still young, with a hint of rusticity, this beautiful wine will only get better over the next several decades. 7,886 Views Tasted May 15, 2011Very classy, stylish wine. Full bodied and concentrated with ripe black fruit, spice, tobacco and floral elements, it fills your mouth with freshness and ripe Cabernet. This will evolve for decades. 4,620 Views Tasted Apr 18, 2009 |
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1985
Château Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
Tobacco, spearmint, cigar box, black currants and forest floor pops in the nose. The palate is equal to the perfume with its chewy, sweet, peppery currants. It’s fully mature do, drink up. Drink from 2024-2029. 1,570 Views Tasted Jan 29, 2024 |
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1983
Château Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
With a beautiful perfume filled with floral, tobacco, crème de cassis, blackberry, plum, spice and earth, this full bodied, youthful, powerful wine is a structured, firm, yet refined example of Margaux. 6,930 Views Tasted May 9, 2012The wine took time to open, but when it did, a beautiful, earthy, tobacco and floral scented wine smiled and said hello. Structured, tannic and slightly austere with ample concentration and depth of flavors to continue aging and evolving. This tasted much younger than a 27 year old wine. 6,997 Views Tasted Jun 9, 2010This remains stubbornly youthful and tannic with a slight, austere bent to it reminding me of many 86 Bordeaux. With time, black fruit, cassis, flowers and tobacco found their way from the glass. Air, or another decade will add more flesh to the wine. 6,776 Views Tasted Jul 1, 2008Herbs, coffee, blackberry and licorice on the nose, full bodied with some tannin remaining. This old style wine is on the austere side of Margaux with a stern personality. 5,312 Views Tasted Feb 17, 2005 |
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1961
Château Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
Rusty, ruby coiored, with earth, spice, tobacco, truffle and cassis in the nose, this rustic, hard, lean wine offers a modicum of pleasure for tasters who enjoy, older, traditionally made wine. 5,316 Views Tasted Feb 27, 2010 |
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1955
Château Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
This was tasted from a pristine bottle that was never moved from the chateau. The color looked 20 years younger. Truffle, tobacco, minerals, fresh cut trees, dark berries and ash started off the aromatic perfume. Soft textures with the syrupy patina of age, this elegant wine ended with silky, baked, dark cherry flavors. 3,765 Views Tasted Jun 25, 2010 |
