2024 Rauzan Segla
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The 2024 Rauzan-Ségla has a bouquet dominated by floral notes of violets, crunchy red berries, redcurrants and a hint of white pepper. On the palate, the wine has a ripe tannin structure and a pure, ethereal, velvety mouth-feel – light yet concentrated. A creaminess adds generosity to the mid-palate and leads to a long, saline finish. This is a lovely Rauzan-Ségla that should be approachable young, but has everything to age beautifully. The first vintage certified organic. Yield of 30hl/ha. 13% alcohol and 3.7pH. Blend: 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47.5% Merlot, 1.5% Petit Verdot
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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A blend of 63.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Cabernet Franc, the 2024 Rauzan-Ségla offers up aromas of minty cassis, pencil shavings and cigar wrapper, followed by a medium-bodied, soft and pillowy palate that's supple and open-knit, concluding with a melting, discreetly herbal finish.
Inky colour here, one of the deepest in the appellation, lovely precision, great quality, the cool spirit of the vintage comes through in the sappy fruit, blue rather than black in character if not in colour, with black tea, espresso, chalk, lots of finesse, and still delivers flesh through the mid palate, with a touch of bitter cocoa bean on the finish. 22% press wine, 50% new oak, 3.7ph. This is the first organic certified vintage. 30hl/h yield, 55% of production in the main estate wine.
The 2024 Rauzan-Ségla is magnificent. One of the top wines of the Left Bank, Rauzan-Ségla possesses tremendous textural density and mind-blowing balance. Dark fruit, lavender, spice, licorice and new leather are all dialed up in a potent, layered Margaux that offers stunning harmony and incredible purity. At this stage, Rauzan-Ségla is one of the wines of the vintage in Bordeaux. Elegant yet powerful, the 2024 is simply magnificent. Tasted four times.
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.