Rauzan Ségla - Margaux 2021

Rauzan Ségla - Margaux 2021

Rauzan-Ségla, classicism in its noblest sense

1661, the year in which Pierre de Rauzan bought the noble house of Gassies, marks the beginning of the history of what would become the Rauzan-Ségla cru. Driven by its intuition, he decided to acquire the parcels of vines that today make up the main Rauzan-Ségla vineyards. Château Rauzan-Ségla received the « Deuxième Grand Cru Classé » (Second Classified Growth) classification in the list published in 1855. 
When CHANEL acquired the estate in 1994, and Château Canon, Premier Grand Cru Classé de Saint-Emilion in 1996, it opened a new chapter in the château’s history…Today both estates are united by the Estuary. In 2017, Chanel added Château Berliquet, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé, to its collection. 

Rauzan-Ségla’s 70 hectares of vineyards are planted with the four Bordeaux grape varieties. They cover the array of geologies and soils found in the Margaux appellation and proudly reflect this diversity. The Rauzan-Ségla vineyards, laid out in what might be described as a puzzle, mosaic or patchwork, could be described as fragmented, but this, paradoxically, is their great strength. Rauzan-Ségla wines inherit all their complexity from this mosaic of soils and grape varieties. Each vintage requires to craft, to mediate, to transform, to accompany and to compose, each year requires reinvention to create the end wine, which is unique and specific to this year and to this terroir. 

To be noted, the estate has started it conversion to Organic Farming in 2021.

2021 vintage - Tasting notes

Elegant (adj.) : Characterized by a gracefulness made of harmony, softness and ease in the form and lines, in the arrangement and proportions of the parts, in the movement.

The 2021 achieves a balance of fruit and floral notes which is simply astounding. The nose announces itself with an enticing flourish of wild strawberry, its exuberance reined in by a hint of fresh rose petal. The floral notes unfurl at their leisure, led by delicate notes of peony and white sap. All the while, a spicy undercurrent of pepper, chocolate and raspberry bubbles beneath the surface. The attack is as lively as it is indulgent, exploring the delicious duality of its blood orange flavours, at once sweet and sharp, followed by a gentle bitterness which lingers long on the palate. The sense of balance is razor-sharp, sublimated by Cabernet Sauvignon harvested at absolutely perfect ripeness.

The story of the 2021 vintage
https://2021.chateaurauzansegla.com/