Rauzan Ségla - Margaux 2016

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

96

par Jane Anson le 30/01/2023

A beautiful wine, juicy yet controlled, muscular tannic frame with a pillow of freshness underneath, crushed mint leaf, liqourice, black tea, dark chocolate, damson, cassis, spiced plum, full of pleasure with plenty to sink into. The 2016 vintage is one that you can confidently cellar for decades, but is already giving clear signals of its brilliance. 3/6ph, 45hl/h yield, 60% new oak, harvest September 20 to October 15. Nicolas Audbert director.

Vinous

96

par Neal Martin le 13/08/2020

The 2016 Rauzan-Ségla has an elegant bouquet that needs some coaxing from the glass, eventually revealing red berry fruit, rose petal, chai tea and light bergamot aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannins that lend a silky-smooth texture. This has a fine line of acidity and impressive harmony on the finish. Wonderful. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting.

Wine Advocate

97

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 09/04/2020

Jancis Robinson

18

par Jancis Robinson le 05/02/2020

Jeb DUNNUCK

98

par Jeb Dunnuck le 01/05/2019

Yvesbeck.wine

94

par Yves Beck le 20/03/2019

Rouge grenat aux reflets violets. Le bouquet de Rauzan-Ségla est surprenant ! En effet, il commence par révéler des notes de châtaignes, de marrons glacés. Ensuite, ce sont des effluves fruitées et florales qui prennent le dessus. Je relève un peu de bois de réglisse, des mûres et du cassis. Au palais, le vin est élégant, légèrement crémeux et parfaitement équilibré. Il est doté de tannins aux grains fins qui lui confèrent de la puissance, tandis que la structure octroie une touche juteuse et soutient idéalement le caractère aromatique. Un vin convaincant, soyeux et séduisant, qui mérite un peu de garde, mais il sera difficile de lui résister. 2023-2041 94/100

Jeb DUNNUCK

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par Jeb Dunnuck le 01/03/2019

The monumental 2016 Château Rauzan-Ségla is up with the crème de la creme in the vintage and is a brilliant, brilliant wine that readers should snatch up. Based on 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, all raised in 60% new French oak, it’s a powerful, full-bodied Margaux that has thrilling notes of crème de cassis, blueberries, spring flowers, new leather, and obvious minerality as well as a Château Margaux-like sandalwood and exotic floral quality. Deep, beautifully concentrated, and as seamless and elegant as it gets, it needs 4-5 years of bottle age (it’s brilliant even today) and will keep for 30+ years. Bravo!

Wine Spectator

95

par James Molesworth le 05/02/2019

This has a lovely core of creamy anise-infused plum, blackberry and boysenberry flavors that showcase themselves a bit more vividly than many Margaux peers in this vintage do, with substantial but velvety grip and lots of extra violet, graphite and black tea notes adding to the long flow of a finish. Really beautiful feel. Best from 2023 through 2038. 10,000 cases made.  –JM

Jamessuckling.com

98

par James Suckling le 04/02/2019

The aromas of blackcurrants, sweet tobacco and sandalwood are tantalizing. Then it turns to subtle, dried fruit. Full-bodied with dense and powerful tannins, yet ending with finesse and vertical nature. Very deep. Power with finesse. Try after 2025.

Vinous

97

par Neal Martin le 24/01/2019

The 2016 Rauzan-Ségla has an intense bouquet, one of the most perfumed that I encountered during my round of tastings. Violets infuse the ebullient black fruit, and traces of pencil lead emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied, very pure and supple, displaying wonderful balance and a satiny texture that belongs in a lingerie shop. This is an utterly seductive Margaux, one of the finest in recent years as this estate continues its upsurge in quality. Few 2016s will dole out such inhibited pleasure.

Vinous

97

par Antonio Galloni le 21/01/2019

The 2016 Rauzan-Ségla is simply stunning. Ample and generous in the glass, the 2016 is a positively stellar wine that will leave readers weak at the knees. The flavors and textures are generous as this sublime Margaux shows off its alluring personality. S red cherry, plum, pomegranate, blood orange, spice and rose petal are some of the many notes that run through this absolutely exquisite wine. The 2016 is just as impressive from bottle as it was from barrel, maybe even more! Tasted three times. 97+

Wine Advocate

97

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 30/11/2018

The 2016 Rauzan-Ségla is blended of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot aged in 60% new and 40% one-year-old barrels for 18 months. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it sings of lifted red and black cherries, black raspberries and cassis with a rose hip tea and lilacs undercurrent plus sparks of tobacco, pencil shavings and tilled earth. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and mineral laced with firm, fine-grained tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing with great length and depth.

Decanter.com

95

par Jane Anson le 30/10/2018

WeinWisser

18

par Tjark Witzgall le 22/05/2017

Sattes Purpur mit violettem Rand. Dichtes, vielschichtiges Bouquet mit blaubeeriger Frucht und viel floralen Schattierungen. Im Gaumen seidigelegant, mit gut unterlegten Tanninen. Er überzeugt durch Klarheit und Finesse. Imlangen Finale Cassis und Brombeerblüten

Bettane & Desseauve

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par Bettane & Desseauve le 03/05/2017

Belle ampleur mais les tannins se montrent un peu moins accomplis qu’en 2015 à la même (et trop précoce) époque de dégustation.

Wine Advocate

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par Neal Martin le 02/05/2017

The 2016 Rauzan-Segla (Rausan-Segla) is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot picked between 20 September and 15 October at 45 hectoliters per hectare. The wine is being aged in 60% new oak for 18 months. It has 13.2% alcohol. It has a very powerful and intense bouquet with layers of blackberry, kirsch, cedar and a touch of mint. The palate is medium-bodied with plenty of fruit concentration: layers of ripe blackberry and boysenberry, segueing into what feels like a very spicy and peppery second half that seems to calm down and attain more nuance with aeration in the glass. It is a wonderful follow-up to the 2015 last year, although not quite with the same audacity and bravado. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

The Wine Cellar Insider

96-98

par Jeff Leve le 27/04/2017

Deep in color with violets and licorice that take no effort to find, this wine is luxurious and concentrated and feels like ripe black fruits polished with velvet. There is a sweetness combined with a quintessence of fruit that will send your mind to Bordeaux no matter where you take your first sip. The wine was produced from blending 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, reaching 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.6 and is aged in 60% new, French oak barrels for 18 months before bottling. The harvest took place from September 20 to October 4 for the Merlot and from October 10 to October 15 for the Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine represents only 50% of the harvest. 

Vinous

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par Antonio Galloni le 26/04/2017

The 2016 Rauzan-Ségla is a more-than-worthy follow-up to the stellar 2015. The flavors are dark and boldly sketched, with stunning intensity to fill out the wine's vertical, soaring frame. A deep, complex wine, the 2016 Rauzan-Ségla is built to deliver pleasure for many decades to come. This is stunning, multi-dimensional wine of the highest level. Wow! Tasted four times.

matthewjukes.com

18

par Matthew Jukes le 25/04/2017

(68 Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 Merlot, 2 Petit Verdot) | 60% new oak | 13.5% alc. An evocative nose of crème de mure is followed by a beautiful, fully inflated palate which stays aloft for minutes. This is a lovely wine and it is oaky and rich, but balanced and also impressive. There are complex flavours here as well which unravel in the glass. This is a superb Rauzan-Ségla. 18+

Decanter.com

95

par Jane Anson le 24/04/2017

This is a Rauzan-Ségla with a powerful, streamlined throb. The two Rauzan neighbours (Ségla and Gassies) give very different takes on the vintage and each has its own charm. This is sleek, poised and well controlled, demonstrating deep extraction with clear cassis notes. Nicolas Audbert takes more risks with the wine than his predecessor John Kolasa did, and the opulence, finesse and forward motion is clear. Big-framed for the vintage, this resembles the 2015, even the 2010, and is a wine for long ageing. Drinking Window 2027 - 2050

Jancis Robinson

17

par Jancis Robinson le 20/04/2017

Really lifted, savoury nose. Well mannered. Nothing out of step. Could do with a bit more acidity and drive? A bit too diplomatic on the palate?

Wine Enthusiast

96-98

par Roger Voss le 19/04/2017

Barrel Sample. This wine is ripe, perfumed and firmly textured. It has balance, concentrated tannins and already just the right sense of wood and structure. It will obviously last; try it in 12–15 years.

Wine Spectator

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par James Molesworth le 10/04/2017

This has nice vivacity, featuring plum and cassis notes laced with bay, pepper, tobacco and iron accents. Stays fresh and racy through the finish. On the right track. With some added weight, this could move up.—J.M.

Jamessuckling.com

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par James Suckling le 05/04/2017

A solid red with currant and blackberry character. Full body, soft tannins and a flavorful finish. Shows richness and excitement. Juicy and sexy undertone to this.