Château Rauzan Ségla, 2ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2015

Name: Château Rauzan Ségla, 2ème Cru Classé, Margaux
Brand: Château Rauzan Ségla
Price: 798.83 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

Nicolas Audebert has taken the reigns from John Kolasa at Rauzan Segla and Canon. It has been a dream start for him; not only did St Emilion and Margaux enjoy the best of the conditions in 2015, his two estates, both owned by the Wertheimer brothers, are amongst the finest wines in their respective communes. It seems appropriate that the family who owns Chanel should produce such stylish clarets. One can hardly have a couture wine, but it seems that Nicolas has fashioned something that perfectly fits out palates. Initially there is a wonderful combination of lilacs, violets, plums and crème de cassis. On the palate there is a swathe of creamy summer pudding fruits: mulberries, loganberries and thimbleberries. It really is a very classy, refined effort, brimming with life and vitality, yet serious and complex with a haunting finish. In fashionista terms, this swag is a lust-have 2015!

critic reviews

95/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2015 Rauzan-Ségla has an outgoing bouquet with plush black cherries, crushed violet and light cassis scents, very Margaux—superb vigour and delineation. The palate is medium-bodied and fleshy with saturated tannins, a keen bead of acidity and a composed but intense finish. Palmer? Very impressive. Tasted blind at the 2015 Bordeaux Ten-Year-On tasting.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2050

date of review 06/2025

97/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Rauzan Ségla fully in its stride, fragrant peony and crushed rose petals that expand through the palate, just such a great expression of Cabernet at the 10 year point, coupled with a Margaux appellation signature, when the muscles and tannins turn toned and finessed, and the cassis fruit and raspberry leaf remain fragrant and juicy. Love it. 65% new oak, harvest September 10 to October 9, Nicolas Audebert just arrived from Cheval des Andes in this vintage.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2044

date of review 02/2025

97/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

A blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2015 Rauzan-Segla is deep garnet in color, with a touch of brick. It comes bounding out of the glass with gregarious notes of kirsch, warm cassis, and redcurrant preserves, soon giving way to an undercurrent of potpourri, Chinese five spice, fragrant soil, and cardamon, with a hint of rose oil. The medium-bodied palate is coated with evolving layers of black and red fruit preserves, with a load of floral and mineral accents and a beautifully plush texture, finishing long and perfumed.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2048

date of review 03/2024

97/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Rauzan-Segla offers up an expressive nose of baked blackberries, kirsch, warm cassis and baked plums with hints of cigar box and tilled soil. Full-bodied, rich and expansive in the mouth, it has layer upon layer of bold red and black fruit preserves with earthy accents and a velvety texture, finishing long and lively. The blend this year is 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, harvested between September 10th and October 9th, at an average yield of 40 hectoliters per hectare. It was aged for 18 months in French oak, 65% new. The alcohol is 14%, and the pH is 3.7.

DRINKING WINDOW 2022 - 2047

date of review 04/2020