Rauzan Ségla - Margaux 2003

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Rauzan Ségla - Margaux 2003

L'hiver 2003 a été normalement pluvieux et la sécheresse s'est faite sentir dès le mois de février, habituellement pluvieux. Les mois de mars et avril ont été les mois les plus secs avec des températures bien supérieures à la normale. Le débourrement s'observe fin mars et profite d'un très beau printemps. La floraison débute vers le 20 mai et se termine les premiers jours de juin. La véraison est observée aux alentours du 15 juillet mais les mois de juin-juillet-auoût enregistrent des températures très élevées qui ont des conséquences sur la vigne : feuilles grillées, brûlures et dessèchement des grappes.
Vendanges: Les Merlot sont homogènes et ont conduit à des vins ronds, soyeux et très fruités. Les Cabernet Sauvignon cueillis à parfaite maturité phénolique ont donné des vins puissants, gras et extrêmement fruités. Les Cabernet Franc se sont avérés floraux et ronds et les Petit Verdot étaient exceptionnels en puissance tannique.
Vinification: Les fementations alcooliques se sont déroulées pendant 5 à 7 jours. Remontages : 2 fois par jour, 2 fois le volume de la cuve. Température : 29°C maximum.
Macération : 13 à 15 jours sans remontage ni pigeage.
Fermentation malolactique en cuves, et quelques lots en barriques.
Elevage: 50% de barriques neuves.

Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Margaux
Millesime	2003
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)
Degré d'alcool	12,5°

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Jane Anson

91 / 100

byJane Ansonthe1/30/2023

Soft ruby colour, crushed raspberry fruit on the nose, fresh acidities that keep things elevated through the palate, allowing the coffee bean, liqourice, bitter almond and undergrowth to appear in waves. This is ready to drink, but still has good tannic structure and character, 55% new oak, 30hl/h yield. Harvest September 4 to 22. John Kolasa director.

Wine Advocate

91 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/9/2020

Deep garnet-brick colored, the 2003 Rauzan-Ségla reveals notes of espresso, cigar box, sandalwood and leather over a core of raisin cake, prunes and potpourri. Medium to full-bodied, the palate possesses a lot of mature fruit with a chewy frame and compelling herbal sparks that come through on the long finish. The blend this year is 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, harvested between September 4th and 22nd at an average yield of 30 hectoliters per hectare. It was aged for 18 months in French oak, 55% new. The alcohol is 12.5%. Drink 2020-2027.

Jeb DUNNUCK

93 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/1/2019

I loved the 2003 Rauzan-Ségla. It’s from a scorching hot vintage, but it has stayed beautifully balanced and has loads to love. Based on 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, it offers a complex, resolved bouquet of ripe black fruits, smoke tobacco, fruitcake, and incense. Medium to full-bodied, downright sexy, complex, and nuanced, it’s drinking at point today. It’s not going to get any better, but it will certainly hold nicely for another 8-10 years. Maturity 2019-2027.

Wine Advocate

91 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe8/29/2014

Forty-seven percent of the crop made it into the savory, complex, fully mature 2003 Rauzan Segla. Notes of coffee bean, white chocolate, forest floor, red and black currants and tobacco leaf are present in this dark plum/garnet-colored 2003. The final blend was 53.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and the rest tiny dollops of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. There is a slight herbal tinge to the wine, but it is fresh, complex aromatically, and exhibits the vintage’s opulence. Enjoy it over the next 5-8 years.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16.50 / 20

the6/19/2009

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe1/31/2008

Dark crimson. very low-key nose, but unusually convincingly deep palate. Chewy finish, but lots of fruit beforehand. Quite inky. Serious. No exaggeration. Drink 2012-25

Guide de la RVF des meilleurs vins de France

8 / 10

the10/9/2006

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

89 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe6/1/2006

Good red with a hint of development at the rim. Mellow aromas of sandalwood, mocha, coffee, smoked meat and nutty oak. Fat, round and sweet, with a silky texture but good rather than outstanding depth of flavor. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins and good length.

Wine Advocate

88 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/24/2006

I have a nagging feeling that this wine could be a lot better than it is, especially given the talent at the chateau. With an unusually high percentage of Merlot in the blend (40%, along with 53.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot), the 2003 exhibits an herbal, peppery, spicy nose, a dark plum/ruby color, good ripeness on the attack, a constrained, narrow mid-palate, and a moderately tannic finish. Additional stuffing, substance, and flesh would be beneficial. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following 12-15. Manager John Kolasa told me the alcohol was an extremely high 13%, and that the 2005 is even higher at 13.5%.

Wine Spectator

92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2006

Fascinating aromas of berry, currant and toasted oak. Crushed dark fruits. Full-bodied and chewy with plenty of berry and vanilla flavors. Slowly builds on the palate, with big velvety tannins and a long finish. This is tight and tannic needing plenty of bottle age. Best after 2011. 7,915 cases made.

Wine Advocate

88-89 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/29/2005

The blend for the 2003 Rauzan-Segla, which has changed since I tasted it last year, is 53.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc. About 12% press wine was used and only 47% of the crop made it into the final assemblage. It is a wine of elegance, finesse, and medium body, with sweet notes of forest floor, spice box, red currants, and sweet herb-tinged red cherries. While nicely balanced, it lacks the extra depth and overall concentration of the finest 2003s. Give it 2-4 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following 12-15. Readers should keep an eye out for Rauzan-Segla as they have invested heavily in a new cuverie with double triage tables installed in time for the 2004 vintage. It appears that the owners, the Chanel firm, backed up by their talented manager John Kolasa, are aspiring to even higher quality at Rauzan-Segla.

GaultMillau

89-91 / 100

the6/30/2004

La matière est très mûre, mais des tannins très fermes tiennent l'ensemble. A ce stade, il paraît un peu en retrait, mais il se referra avec le temps.

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/29/2004

Remarkably, 12% press wine was added to Rauzan-Segla’s final blend. Dark ruby with purple nuances, it is an elegant, surprisingly soft, sexy, already evolved offering (a characteristic I noted in a number of Margaux offerings). Made from low yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare, with only 45% of the crop included, it is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Fragrant aromas of red and black fruits, earth, underbrush, and spice box are followed by a pure, supple, fleshy claret that lacks a bit of weight and power, but is undeniably well-balanced and seductive. If it develops more mid-palate presence, it will be an outstanding effort from this famous second-growth Margaux estate owned by the same proprietors as Chanel, of haute couture and perfume fame. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2018.