Magnum Château Rauzan Ségla

Wein Wisser

18,5 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/31/2018

Schwarzes Rubin-rot, satt mit karminrotem Rand. Noch etwas verschlossener, leicht animatisch angehauchter Duft mit âtherischen Noten, Anktânge von Waldboden und herrlich reifen Pflaumen und EdelhOl-zern. Mit Luft legt er zu. Die Reife des Jahrgangs unverkennbar und deutlich weiter in der Entwicklung ais 2010. Toller Jahrgangsvergleich. Am Gaumen mit einer jahrgangstypischen, hochreifen Frucht, gereiften, gematschten Brom-beeren und schmelzigen Textur; sehr rund, fast schon cremig mit ab-geschmolzener Gerbstoffstruktur. Begin-nende, schiine Sekundâraromen und er-kenntnisreicher Vergleich zwischen 2010 und 2009. Rokoko versus Gotik. Auf demWeg zu 19/20. 18.5/20 2020 - 2038

Jamessuckling.com

97 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe8/24/2016

Complex aromas of dried citrus fruit, with very ripe plums and currants. Full and very dense, with lots of beautiful fruit and super velvety tannins. This is really long and caressing, with intense structure. A gorgeous wine. Muscular and powerful. Made for the long term. Try in 2020.

Wine Advocate

94 / 100

byNeal Martinthe1/1/2013

Served blind at the Southwold 2009 tasting. The Rauzan-Segla '09 has a ripe, vivacious, floral bouquet with good fruit intensity: macerated dark cherries, cassis and a touch of bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grip. This displays very good balance and good weight in the mouth, moving towards and slightly peppery, Saint Julien style finish. Tasted January 2013.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

91 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe7/31/2012

Bright red-ruby. Lively aromas and flavors of boysenberry, violet, chocolate and spicy oak. Juicy, sweet and elegant, with sound acidity and a firm spine of tannins keeping the wine's fruit under wraps now. Not an opulent style for the vintage; in fact, this solidly structured Margaux is tough going today. Finishes chewy and chocolatey, with noteworthy persistence. I'd cellar this for at least seven or eight years; it should enjoy a slow evolution in bottle. 91 (+?) points

Wine Spectator

92 / 100

byJames Molesworththe3/31/2012

A very toasty style, with lots of caressing plum sauce, melted licorice and warm fig flavors splayed out over polished, rounded structure. Picks up some grip and tar on the finish, but stays clearly on the modern side, with its noticeable reliance on toast. Best from 2014 through 2026. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 10,000 cases made. –JM

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/29/2012

A classic Margaux, this blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot reveals a dense plum/blue/purple color in addition to a sumptuous perfume of subtle new oak interwoven with underbrush, black currants, black raspberries, spring flowers, and a hint of dusty, loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied with sweet but abundant tannin, and beautiful purity, texture and equilibrium, the 2009 Rauzan Segla will provide enjoyable drinking over the next three decades.(93+ points)

Jamessuckling.com

97 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe2/15/2012

Complex aromas of dried citrus fruit, with very ripe plums and currants. Full and very dense, with lots of beautiful fruit and super velvety tannins. This is really long and caressing, with intense structure. A gorgeous wine. Muscular and powerful. Made for the long term. Try in 2020.

Le Figaro

93-95 / 100

byBernard Burtschythe6/30/2010

Robe très sombre. Beau nez de mûre et d’épices. En bouche, le vin est souple et suave avec un beau milieu de bouche serré, le tout est charmeur et révèle une grande maturité du raisin.

timatkin.com

93 / 100

byTim Atkin MWthe6/30/2010

13.5% alcohol. 55 CS, 45M Benefiting from the inclusion of 11% press wine (albeit in a year when many people found they had more than enough structure without it), this provides further proof of on-going improvements at the château. This is richly oaked, but has the stuffing (even for a Margaux) to cope. Plums, liquorice and sweet tannins are the hallmarks of this fruit-laden wine. 10+ years.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

90-93 / 100

byIan D'Agatathe6/30/2010

(a 58/42 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot; 13.9% alcohol) Ruby red. Perfumed aromas of currant, spices and flowers show an intriguing candied quality. Light and lively on the palate, with suave, peppery dark berry and mineral flavors lifted by a spicy element on the back. Finishes long and pure, with noteworthy inner-mouth energy and fragrance. This wine's very polished tannins make it deceptively delicious to taste today, like so many 2009s.

La Revue du Vin de France

18-19 / 20

the5/31/2010

2009 a donné un vin chaud et puissant qui fait la part belle aux merlots (48% pour 52% de cabernet sauvignon). Il possède un côté sphérique, charnu et gras, avec énormément de persistance et une texutre délicate, grâce à une extraction mesurée. Les tanins sont mûrs, mais avec un joli soyeux.

Le Point

17,5 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/6/2010

Nez mûre, sureau, bouche souple, vive, onctueuse, bien fondue, vin dynamique, tendu, frais, tonique, petits tanins fins. O=2016 G=25 ans

Falstaff

95-97 / 100

byPeter Moserthe4/30/2010

Dunkle Beerenfrucht, Orangenzesten, schokoladige Nuancen, rauchige Würze, attraktives Bukett. Elegant, sehr gute Komplexität, frische Struktur, finessenreich, sehr mineralisch, schokoladige Länge, sehr gutes Potenzial, salziger Nachhall.

TAST

18 / 20

by Bettane & Desseauvethe4/30/2010

Les échantillons présentés à la presse au château Chasse-Spleen trahissaient une certaine fatigue et ne permettaient pas d’avoir une vision juste du cru dans ce millésime, ce qui arrive hélas trop souvent sur des vins aussi jeunes et fragiles sans que les experts en informent le public. Un autre échantillon bien plus frais montre le cru sous son vrai jour, associant une grande amplitude aromatique à un grain de tannin d’une finesse considérable et en tout cas plus harmonieux à ce stade que celui de son voisin Gassies, lui-même en grand progrès.

Wine Advocate

96-98 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/30/2010

Tasted at the chateau and UGC. A blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon and 42% Merlot, with 10% vin de presse. The Merlot picked from 22nd to 25th September then 28th September until 1st October. The Cabernet picked 3rd October and from 5th until 11th October (no Cabernet Franc and the Petit Verdot, though ripe, just did not blend well), cropped at 41hl/ha. The nose is well defined, very classic in style with blackberry, black olive, graphite and an intriguing note of woodbines. This is a magnificent Rauzan-Segla, easily the best I have tasted at en primeur. Firstly, it is much more harmonious than usual at this nascent stage, the acidity level is just about perfect, there is a vibrancy that is really enthralling and the poise on the finish ranks alongside that of Chateau Margaux, tasted just before. The finish is very strong, slightly creamy in texture, but also superbly defined and with superb length. Very natural and refine, yet powerful. This may be the best Rauzan Segla that John Kolasa has made. Tasted March 2010.

Wine Enthusiast

94-96 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/30/2010

Big tannins here, very dry, but the fruit seems rich enough to support it. It is finely structured, very dense, made for the long haul.–

Wein Wisser

19 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe4/30/2010

Tiefes Purpur. Feinaromatisches, königliches Bouquet, schwarze Pflaumen, Edelhölzer, Zedern und ein zarter Hauch Havanna-Zigarren. Am Gaumen sehr, sehr fein, mit klar ausgerichteter Frucht und edler, ausgeglichener Adstringenz, erhabenes Rückaroma. Endlich ist dem Rauzan-Ségla- Team ein ganz grosser Wurf gelungen! 2018–2045

Wine Advocate

92-95 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/28/2010

Composed of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon and 42% Merlot, this large estate appears to have produced their greatest wine since the 1986. The alcohols came in at 13.9%, and the wine reveals extraordinary density, power, and richness as well as explosive fruit, and terrific acidity, intensity, and power. Yet it tastes like a crisp, delicate Margaux. Yields were 40 hectoliters per hectare. This outstanding 2009 should age nicely for 35-40+ years. (Tasted two times.) Drink 2010-2050.

Periodic Review of Wine

93-95 / 100

byAlan Duranthe4/28/2010

This is reminiscent of the amazing 2005 and some of the great wines tasted from the 1980s and 1990s. The opaque ruby/purple colored Rauzan-Seglà offers complex aromas of cherry liqueur, white flower, crushed-limestone dust, savory Asian spices, and cassis. Such flavor, finesse, and beauty due to its gorgeous purity, wet-stone, and cherry extract flavor. This wine is the essence of class and elegace thanks to a remarkable richness, expansiveness, and light-footed nuances. It is certainly a substantial, medium to full-bodied Margaux with 3-4 decades of longevity. In short, there is potent fruit without the gobs of texture. Maturity period 2017-2043+.

Anthony Rose

93-95 / 100

byAnthony Rosethe4/26/2010

Dark dense colour, fine fresh aromatic quality, good expectations; the palate is concentrated in dark red fruits, vibrantly fresh, powerful and quite hunky with nice subtle oaking; the tannins are not shy but the weight of vivid red berry fruit concentration and freshness carries its masculinity well, leaving the palate with an overall sensation of pleasure. A very good prospect for the medium to long term.

Wine Spectator

93-96 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/9/2010

Shows a lovely concentration of currant and blackberry. Hints of vanilla follow through to a full body, with layers of ripe fruit and fine, fruit-coated tannins. I love the ripe and pretty fruit to this. Very fruit-forward. The château cut back on the new wood, and went for a fruitier style. I like that.

Decanter Magazine

18.5 / 20

bySteven Spurrierthe4/9/2010

Fine dense red, beautifully poised, naturally concentrated wild roses Margaux nose, superb fragrance that leads to a finely polished palate with great depth and purity, a great vineyard expression, power and finesse all in balance, very good indeed. Drink 2015-35.

Jancis Robinson

17,5 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/7/2010

Dark crimson. Light and fragrant. Thick on the palate, almost soupy! Should give lots of pleasure – does not need food. One to drink at the bar... Lots of care in tannin management, I would have thought. A wine with real intensity. Drink 2016-2026