2012 Rauzan Segla
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Tasting Notes
44 Merlot, 54.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.5% Petit Verdot. 70% new oak. 13.5% abv. Fragrant and inviting on the nose with smoky mineral notes alongside floral character. This is quite light for Rauzan Segla but it is fluid and flowing on the palate with fine-grained tannin and a linear finish. FINE+RARE
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James Suckling
FINE+RARE
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Balanced and structured with lots of polished tannins. Full and refined with a lovely core and length. Goes on for a long time. James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
The 2012 Rauzan-Segla (54.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 1.5% Petit Verdot) is a classic Rauzan-Segla, still relatively backward and tannic, but concentrated and extremely promising. Dense blueberry, blackberry and cassis fruit along with some licorice, vanilla, foresty notes and spice are all present in this full-bodied yet structured and big, beefy style of Rauzan-Segla . It may turn out to be somewhat atypical for this chateau in its size and masculine structure, but this is impressive wine, and one of the great successes of the vintage. Give it 5-7 years of bottle age and drink it over the following three decades. Apr 2015, www.robertparker.com
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.