chateau rauzan segla 2eme cru classe margaux

Château Rauzan Ségla

Château Rauzan Ségla, 2ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2005

Name: Château Rauzan Ségla, 2ème Cru Classé, Margaux
Brand: Château Rauzan Ségla
Price: 1423.07 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

97/100

The Wine Independent

94/100

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2005
12x75cl
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£1,423.07

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

This is an absolutely beautiful wine, with a woodland nose of sweet brambles and undergrowth, a hint of warm peppery maquis, and delicate overtones of aromatic lavender. On the palate the wine is more classic in character, with pure, fresh cassis and plenty of terroir, very fine indeed, great depth and a wonderfully sensuous texture across the tongue. This is a very special vintage at Rauzan and one that will live long.

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Critic Reviews

97/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

A blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2005 Rauzan-Segla is medium to deep garnet in color, with a touch of brick. It needs a lot of shaking to wake up fragrant notes of rose oil, cardamom, iron ore, and dried cherries, opening out to a core of blackcurrant pastilles, cigar box, and star anise, plus a touch of Darjeeling tea. The medium-bodied palate delivers taut, muscular red and black fruits, with a firm, fine-grained texture and fantastic tension, finishing very long, with loads of mineral and floral layers. It’s just gorgeous and still has many years ahead of it.

drinking window 2022 - 2052

date of review 03/2024

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Spiced sandalwood, red peppers and dark chocolate, old school in character compared to today's Rauzan Ségla, but this is lovely, with waves of crushed roses and plenty of Margaux finesse running through it, well balanced with subtle tannins exerting pressure, holding on for a mouthwatering finish. 39hl/h yield, harvest Septeber 21 to October 7. 70% new oak. John Kolasa director.

drinking window 2023 - 2042

date of review 03/2023

94/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

We moved back to classic territory for the final wine that I bought myself, the failsafe 2005 Rauzan-Ségla. Having reviewed this wine recently, I have little to add. The aromatics are more generous than other Left Bank 2005s at the moment, delivering plush black plummy fruit, cedar and mint, this bottle perhaps demonstrating a touch more gaminess. The palate is just about ready to drink, its almost creamy texture disguising the substance and backbone of this Margaux, and the silky texture is intact on the finish. The wine mellowed nicely over a couple of hours, developing a sensual roundness that neutered any guilt about broaching it young, at least for this vintage.

drinking window 2020 - 2045

date of review 07/2020

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