Ségla du Château Rauzan Ségla, Margaux, 2016

Name: Ségla du Château Rauzan Ségla, Margaux
Brand: Château Rauzan Ségla
Price: 201.53 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2016

justerini & brooks tasting note

This is archetypal Margaux; layers of blackcurrant, blackberry and blue fruits overlaid by iris, rose, violets and cedar. Now at close to a decade old it is starting to show some tertiary notes of leather, dried leaves and ceps. There is a decadent creamy saltiness to this, that also shows glimpses of game, sous bois and briar. Drinking beautifully now but capable of developing further with more time in bottle.

critic reviews

91/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2016 Ségla is drinking beautifully. Black cherries, cassis and violets on the nose immediately nail this as a Margaux, quite plush and seductive. The palate has wonderful balance and saturated tannins. It’s silky smooth with a sweet but poised finish that slips down the throat with ease. This is exactly what second labels should be for.

date of review 01/2025

92/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Always a consistently impressive 2nd wine, one to to look out for and especially so in exceptional vintages like 2016. You'll find more marked acidity in Segla than Rauzan Ségla in the 2016, giving it a juicy mouthfeel, very much ready to enjoy, with blueberry and redcurrant fruits along with gourmet cocoa bean and liquorice notes. This wine was first introduced in the 1960s, rebranded in 1989, from plots planted on Terraces 3 and 5 (unlike the first wine, which is from largely Terrace 4).

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2033

date of review 11/2023

89-91/100Neal Martin,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2016 Segla had been blended for a month when I tasted it with the exception of 14 experimental barrels. It comprises of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 53% Merlot with 1% each of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, matured in 20% new oak. It has a very polished and quite opulent bouquet with kirsch, blackberry, a touch of glycerine and just a hint of menthol. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannin, silky smith in texture with a dash of spice on the back palate, and a compact but long finish.

DRINKING WINDOW 2020 - 2035

date of review 04/2017