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IN DE PERS
94 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Februari 2020)
The 2017 Rauzan-Ségla was bottled at the end of May 2019 according to winemaker Nicolas Audebert. It has a broodier nose than expected, perhaps a tad closed after bottling, but there is certainly sufficient blackberry and raspberry fruit, subtle pressed violet, soupçon of shucked oyster shell scents emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins struck through by a fine bead of acidity. It feels rounded and velvety in texture, quite persistent in the mouth with a caressing finish that perhaps does not quite deliver the complexity or pixelation of a really top growing season. Otherwise, plainly speaking, bloody delicious. Drink 2028-2055.
92-94 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Mei 2018)
The 2017 Rauzan-Ségla is matured in 50% new oak with 14% vin de presse, which was apparently from the high quality Cabernet this year. It has a fascinating bouquet with pure blackberry, iris, crushed stone and a light estuarine influence that becomes stronger with aeration, just a faint touch of oyster shell developing in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, crisp acidity, very elegant and refined, possibly the most feminine Rauzan-Ségla in recent years with a silky smooth finish. It is not the instant showstopper like the 2015 – this is more understated and needs time for its quality to be fully appreciated. Tasted on three occasions. Drink 2022-2045.
94 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Maart 2020)
The 2017 Rauzan-Ségla is coming together very nicely. Soft and silky, the 2017 is a wine of pure and total finesse. Sweet red cherry and plum fruit, tobacco, cedar and licorice add pretty top notes, but more than anything else, the 2017 impresses with its statuesque elegance and total balance; nothing in particular stands out. For that reason, Rauzan-Ségla is the sort of wine that is easy to overlook, and yet all the elements of a top notch Left-Bank wine are present. Tasted three times. Drink 2027-2047.
90-93 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Mei 2018)
The 2017 Rauzan-Ségla is a fleshy, seductive wine. Soft contours and ripe silky tannins add to the wine's immediacy and sheer appeal. The viticultural and winemaking team has succeeded in adding finesse and detail to the Grand Vin without altering its classic sense of structure and proportion. A vertical explosion of fruit laced with expressive floral notes build into the finish in a classy, understated Margaux that hits all the right notes. Hints of tobacco, crushed flowers, leather, licorice and dried cherry add the closing shades of nuance. What a gorgeous wine this is. Tasted three times.
93 Jane Anson – decanter.com (April 2018)
Rich, tight and deep, this wine has been extremely well handled in a vintage that suits this elegant style. There isn't the depth and complexity of expression that was seen in the previous two vintages, but it gets across the signature of the estate in an earlier drinking form - the absolute essence of what you want in a trickier vintage. If priced well, it's a buy. Drinking Window 2026 – 2038.
93-95+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW – robertparker.com (Maart 2020)
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Rauzan-Ségla leaps from the glass with fragrant exotic spices and dried herbs over a core of blackberries, warm cassis and redcurrant jelly with hints of lavender and crushed stones. Medium-bodied, fine, fresh and elegant, it has soft, fine-grained tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing with an herbal lift. The blend this year is 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, harvested between September 12th and October 2nd at an average yield of 40 hectoliters per hectare. It was aged for 18 months in French oak, 60% new. The alcohol is 13.2%, and the pH is 3.68.
94-96 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW – robertparker.com (April 2018)
Composed of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot and sporting a deep garnet-purple color, the 2017 Rauzan-Segla (Rausan-Segla) has a profound nose of cassis, warm blackberries and black plums with touches of baking spices, violets, mocha and smoke plus a waft of garrigue. Medium to full-bodied with a great core of sustained, energetic black fruit, a frame of fine-grained tannins and a lively backbone, it finishes with great length.
94-95 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (Maart 2018)
This is tight and focused with a super precise palate of blackberries, blackcurrants and hints of flowers. Full body, linear tannins and a long finish.
91-94 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (April 2018)
The elegantly styled 2017 Château Rauzan-Ségla is another charming, incredibly well-balanced Margaux that offers up a great perfume of raspberries, violets, incense and spice. It has moderate tannin, a silky, lightly textured profile, and a great finish. A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot still aging in 60% new French oak, this is one of the 2017s that grows on you with time in the glass and should evolve beautifully after release. Tasted twice.
16,5/20 Julia Harding MW – jancisrobinson.com (April 2018)
Inky core and purple rim. Not much on the nose, a touch of black olive as well as black fruit and a woody oak note. Relatively subdued on the palate but juicy and with more energy than some. Juicy fruit right through to the sustained finish. Drink 2023-2037.
92 Jean-Marc Quarin – quarin.fr (April 2018)
91-94 James Molesworth – winespectator.com (Maart 2018)
17-17,5/20 Revue des Vins de France – rvf.com (April 2018)
94-96 Roger Voss – wineenthusiast.com (April 2018)
Rauzan SéglaRauzan Ségla is een sublieme Margaux Deuxième Grand Cru Classé. Zoveel is duidelijk. De wijngaard omvat 66 à 70 hectare Graves fines et profondes aangeplant met 62% Cabernet Sauvignon en 36% Merlot, aangevuld met Cabernet Franc en Petit Verdot. Hij is ondertussen gemiddeld 37 jaar oud in 2018. Na een erratische geschiedenis brachten de broers Wertheimer (de erfgenamen van modehuis Chanel) sinds 1994 dit mooie Château geleidelijk terug naar het allerhoogste echelon. De Schot John Kolasa, die eerder Latour bestuurde, deed dat tot in 2015. Sindsdien maakt wonderboy Nicolas Audebert er het mooie weer met de 2018 als voorlopig hoogtepunt. Maar alle recente jaren tonen zich vandaag uiterst verfijnd en succulent. Rauzan-Ségla, Palmer en Château Margaux is het trio dat de appellatie Margaux leidt. Hun schitterende tweede wijn Ségla vertegenwoordigt doorgaans de helft van de oogst.
AudebertNicolas Audebert is een wijnmaker van formaat en een tovenaar. Hij bouwde zijn carrière uit bij Champagne Krug en Cheval des Andes in Argentinië voordat de gebroeders Wertheimer hem aanstelden als opvolger van John Kolasa sinds 2015 op Château Canon, de Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé, en Château Rauzan Ségla, Deuxième Grand Cru Classé Margaux. Zijn “coup d’essai” werd een “coup de maître”: zijn magische Canon 2015 is nu al de legende ingegaan. | |
