1979 Rauzan Segla
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The 1979 Rauzan-Ségla, harvested from 3 to 14 October, has a wide degraded tawny rim. The nose is light and quite diffuse, fennel tinged bouquet that is fully mature and is obviously not going to improve with further ageing. The palate is medium-bodied with dry tannin, simple and dry, almost hollow towards the enervated finish. This was not a good period for the Margaux Second Growth and any bottles should be drunk up. Tasted at the Rauzan-Ségla vertical at the château.
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Robert Parker
Neal Martin
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Quite light, round and fruity, the 1979 Rauzan-Segla resembles a simple Bordeaux Superieur. Drink up. Anticipated maturity: Now-probably in serious decline. Last tasted, 4/84.
About the producer
The Chanel group purchased Margaux Second Growth Ch. Rauzan-Ségla in 1994. Under the iconic fashion house’s ownership and – since 2014 – the guidance of winemaker Nicolas Audebert, the estate has seen significant investment and rapidly become one of Bordeaux’s most desirable.