A solid red with currant and blackberry character. Full body, soft tannins and a flavorful finish. Shows richness and excitement. Juicy and sexy undertone to this.
The 2016 Rauzan-Ségla is blended of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot aged in 60% new and 40% one-year-old barrels for 18 months. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it sings of lifted red and black cherries, black raspberries and cassis with a rose hip tea and lilacs undercurrent plus sparks of tobacco, pencil shavings and tilled earth. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and mineral laced with firm, fine-grained tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing with great length and depth.
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2046
Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Review Date: 30th November 2018
The 2016 Rauzan-Ségla has an intense bouquet, one of the most perfumed that I encountered during my round of tastings. Violets infuse the ebullient black fruit, and traces of pencil lead emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied, very pure and supple, displaying wonderful balance and a satiny texture that belongs in a lingerie shop. This is an utterly seductive Margaux, one of the finest in recent years as this estate continues its upsurge in quality. Few 2016s will dole out such inhibited pleasure.
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2056
Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
Review Date: 1st January 2019
This is a Rauzan-Ségla with a powerful, streamlined throb. The two Rauzan neighbours (Ségla and Gassies) give very different takes on the vintage and each has its own charm. This is sleek, poised and well controlled, demonstrating deep extraction with clear cassis notes. Nicolas Audbert takes more risks with the wine than his predecessor John Kolasa did, and the opulence, finesse and forward motion is clear. Big-framed for the vintage, this resembles the 2015, even the 2010, and is a wine for long ageing.
- Details
-
- Year 2016
- Colour Red
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Sub Region Margaux
- Designation
- Classification
- Pack Size 12x75cl
- ABV 13°
- Drinking Window 2022 - 2056
- Drinking Recommendation Not Ready
- LWIN 101460020161200750
- Reviews (4)
-
96-97 James Suckling
A solid red with currant and blackberry character. Full body, soft tannins and a flavorful finish. Shows richness and excitement. Juicy and sexy undertone to this.
97+ Wine AdvocateThe 2016 Rauzan-Ségla is blended of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot aged in 60% new and 40% one-year-old barrels for 18 months. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it sings of lifted red and black cherries, black raspberries and cassis with a rose hip tea and lilacs undercurrent plus sparks of tobacco, pencil shavings and tilled earth. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and mineral laced with firm, fine-grained tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing with great length and depth.
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2046
Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Review Date: 30th November 2018
97 VinousThe 2016 Rauzan-Ségla has an intense bouquet, one of the most perfumed that I encountered during my round of tastings. Violets infuse the ebullient black fruit, and traces of pencil lead emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied, very pure and supple, displaying wonderful balance and a satiny texture that belongs in a lingerie shop. This is an utterly seductive Margaux, one of the finest in recent years as this estate continues its upsurge in quality. Few 2016s will dole out such inhibited pleasure.
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2056
Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
Review Date: 1st January 2019
95 DecanterThis is a Rauzan-Ségla with a powerful, streamlined throb. The two Rauzan neighbours (Ségla and Gassies) give very different takes on the vintage and each has its own charm. This is sleek, poised and well controlled, demonstrating deep extraction with clear cassis notes. Nicolas Audbert takes more risks with the wine than his predecessor John Kolasa did, and the opulence, finesse and forward motion is clear. Big-framed for the vintage, this resembles the 2015, even the 2010, and is a wine for long ageing.
- Producer
-
Château Rauzan-Ségla is one of a trio of Bordeaux estates owned by the fashion house Chanel (along with Château Canon and Chateau Berliquet. Rauzan-Ségla is a Margaux 2éme Grand Cru Classé (“Second Growth”) estate. Although it dates from 1661, for many years this property did not produce wine worthy of a Second Growth, but everything changed in 1994 when Rauzan-Ségla was acquired by the owners of the Chanel fashion house. The new owners began a vast investment programme, hiring Peter Marino to restore the historic château. Smaller vats were introduced to match each parcel for precise vinification and new sorting allowed every grape to be examined. The vineyard comprises 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. The newer plantings feature more Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and the addition of Petit Verdot. While much of their vines are on the Cantenac plateau, they also have vines close to the village of Margaux. Slightly more than half their vineyard is well placed, directly adjacent to the château. They also have vines close to Chateau Margaux and not far from Brane Cantenac.
- Value Comparison
-
OvervaluedUndervalued
Rauzan-Segla
- Valuation Tools
Wine Rating is intended to show the quality of the wine from an investment perspective. It takes into account the prices achieved by the producer, the quality of the vintage and the critics' scores for this wine. AAA is the best rating, and B the most speculative.
Please wait a few seconds whilst we process the market data for this wine...
Calculating...Investment Rating
Show Investment Rating GuideWine Rating is intended to show the quality of the wine from an investment perspective. It takes into account the prices achieved by the producer, the quality of the vintage and the critics' scores for this wine. AAA is the best rating, and B the most speculative.
- Graph
