Rauzan Ségla - Margaux 2023

Wine Advocate

95

par William Kelley le 10/04/2026

The 2023 Rauzan-Ségla is pure and seamless, exhibiting aromas of cherries and cassis, pencil shavings and a nicely integrated patina of new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with a rich core of fruit, sweet tannins and lively acids, it concludes with a long, penetrating finish.

The Wine Palate

97

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 09/04/2026

The 2023 Rauzan-Ségla is deep garnet-purple in color. Notes of black currant jelly, juicy black plums, and raspberry coulis slowly unfurl on the nose, giving way to hints of dried roses, underbrush, baking spices, and cedar chest. The medium-bodied palate reveals a firm frame of ripe, grainy tannins and great tension to match the intense black and red berry layers, finishing long and spicy. The blend is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% Merlot, and 1.5% Petit Verdot, aging 18 months in oak (55% new), with a pH of 3.61 and a yield of 30 hl/ha.

Jeb DUNNUCK

98

par Jeb Dunnuck le 31/03/2026

Crème de cassis, graphite, flowers, and spicy wood all emerge from the 2023 Château Rauzan-Ségla, a truly brilliant Margaux that is particularly unique in the vintage due to a 30-40% loss of Merlot, resulting in an unusually high Cabernet Sauvignon content. Based on 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% Merlot, and 1.5% Petit Verdot and aged 18 months in 15% new barrels, it's medium-bodied on the palate, with a concentrated, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, pure, polished tannins, and a great finish. This smokingly good beauty is flawlessly balanced and will shine for three decades if well stored. Don't miss this. It's worth a case purchase. Drink 2029-2056.

The Wine Cellar Insider

97

par Jeff Leve le 30/03/2026

Violets, lilacs, and roses are not all that you notice. You also discover red and black fruits, tobacco, cedar, chocolate, licorice, and mint leaves in the perfume. The palate is even better, with an energetic, silky, fresh display of ripe red and black fruits. What I really like here is the purity, paired with opulence in the long, velvet-textured, polished, expansive, luxurious finish. The wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2029-2055.

Vinous

98

par Antonio Galloni le 16/03/2026

The 2023 Rauzan-Ségla is magnificent. The marriage of elegance and power is just compelling. Rich, layered and nearly seamless in the glass, the 2023 is so impressive. Dried herbs, cedar, tobacco and incense capture tons of Cabernet Sauvignon savoriness. The intensity of the dark red/purplish fruit is remarkable. Rauzan-Ségla is one of the wines of the vintage. Tasted three times.

Vinous

95

par Neal Martin le 01/02/2026

The 2023 Rauzan Ségla has quite a plush nose for the vintage, perhaps more 2022 in style, scents of cassis, black plum, vanilla and camphor that emerge with aeration. The palate is classy: very cohesive, smooth, with well-defined, chiseled tannins. The oak is very well integrated, with a persistent finish that tempts you back for more. While not quite matching the very best recent vintages, it is only a nose behind.

Decanter.com

97

par Georgina Hindle le 01/02/2026

Classy and well made - this is just seamless - elegant and graceful where all the elements combine to give a really balanced and harmonious expression. Beautifully delineated tannins, fruit purity, lifted acidity, brightness and length. Extremely well made, soft winemaking but there’s plenty of texture and material here. Streamlined and focused. Certainly less plump and heady than some but it’s effortless and brilliant. I love it. A wine you will want to drink again and again.

Jamessuckling.com

97

par James Suckling le 27/01/2026

The polish and beauty to this is really impressive, with blackberry, black currant, milk chocolate, cherry and a hint of stone aromas that are pulled together in a subtle way. it's medium- to full-bodied with class and sophistication. 85% cabernet sauvignon, 13.5% merlot and 1.5% petit verdot. One of the highest percentages of cabernet ever. Needs four or five years to come together. Best after 2029.

Yvesbeck.wine

98-99

par Yves Beck le 14/05/2024

Rauzan-Ségla offenbart sich als Primaballerina und Solistin! Es herrscht Ruhe und Stille; sie kommt auf die Bühne und beginnt mit ihrer Darbietung. Die Stille weicht einem Rhythmus, der von Frische geprägt ist und den Takt schlägt. Dieser ungewöhnliche Einstieg in die Thematik eines Weines wird vom Bouquet perfekt verkörpert. Die Tänzerinnen sind die olfaktorischen Nuancen, eine so fein wie die andere. Die Szene setzt sich mit einem präzisen Auftakt fort, ohne Pirouetten, sondern mit Fingerspitzengefühl und Präzision. Der Wein nimmt seinen Platz ein, ergreift den Gaumen mit verblüffender Gelassenheit, ohne die Stimme zu erheben und mit einer Klarheit, die dem Laserschwert von Obi-Wan würdig ist! Die Tannine, sind die Kraft (aber nicht dunkel). Sie verleihen dem Wein eine ungewöhnliche Kraft, eine Tiefe, die nicht von der Fülle abhängt, sondern von einem ausgeprägten Sinn für Details, während die Säurestruktur subtil im Hintergrund leuchtet. Letztendlich ist der Wein herausragend, so sehr ist er in der Lage eine Verbindung zwischen Finesse, Frische und Kraft herzustellen. Ein mundwassernder, lang anhaltender Rauzan-Ségla und einer der größten Weine von Margaux!

Jeb DUNNUCK

93-95

par Jeb Dunnuck le 13/05/2024

This estate continues to never put a foot wrong, and their 2023 Château Rauzan-Ségla is one class act. Deep purple-hued, with fabulous aromatics of cassis, smoky blue fruits, tobacco, spicy oak, and subtle floral notes, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a polished, incredibly elegant mouthfeel, and ripe, fine-grained tannins. It's not a blockbuster, but it shines for its flawless balance, complexity, and length.

The Wine Independent

95-97

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 07/05/2024

The 2023 Rauzan-Segla is deep garnet-purple in color. It prances out with flamboyant notes of Morello cherries, blackcurrant pastilles, violets, and licorice giving way to suggestions of rosebud tea, crushed rocks, and Sichuan pepper. The medium-bodied palate delivers amazing tension to offset the shiny black and red berry layers, framed by velvety tannins, finishing long and perfumed. This is gorgeous! The blend is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% Merlot, and 1.5% Petit Verdot, aging 18 months in oak, 55% new, with pH 3.61 and yield 30 hl/ ha.

The Wine Cellar Insider

96-98

par Jeff Leve le 06/05/2024

Dark in color, the array of floral notes shoot out with violets, lilacs, and roses. From there you find truffle, red and black fruits, cigar box and cedar also come IT is It is the striking nose powered by violets, and lilacs that gets the wine going, before finding all the currants, black cherries, mint, and spice in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is lush, energetic, long, deep, and rich. There is purity, paired with opulence in the long, vibrant, velvet-textured finish, with just a hint of chalk that appears on the backend. The wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. Once aging, this is a new, record-setting percentage of Cabernet in the blend. 14% Press wine. 13.5% ABV, 3.6 pH. The harvest took place September 7 - September 20. Yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was produced from 50% of the harvest. Drink from 2029-2065. 96-98 Pts.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

96

par Jane Anson le 06/05/2024

Inkier and more luscious in texture than the Ségla, this has rich layers to its aromatic palate, showing rhubarb, savoury cassis and blueberry, peony, rose petals, soot, gunsmoke, graphite, flint, weight and texture, spiralling upwards. Wonderful expression of a wine that seems supremely Margaux and supremely Rauzan Ségla. 50% new oak.

Vinous

96-98

par Antonio Galloni le 30/04/2024

The 2023 Rauzan-Ségla is fabulous. Rich, dense and explosive, the 2023 soars out of the glass with captivating aromatics. Readers will find a vertical, deep Margaux endowed with tremendous character and nuance. All the elements are so well-balanced. Crushed rocks, plum, blood orange, spice and leather are some of the notes that explode into the finish. In 2023, the Grand Vin is distinctly red-fruited and vibrant. Rauzan-Ségla is one of the most memorable wines of the vintage. It was nothing short of stellar on the four occasions I tasted it.

Vinous

93-95

par Neal Martin le 29/04/2024

The 2023 Rauzan-Ségla was picked from September 7 until 29 at 30hL/ha, matured in 55% new oak. It contains more Cabernet Sauvignon this year (85%) due to the mildew-affected Merlot being parsed out of the blend. This has a very aromatic bouquet of wilted violets, black cherries and hints of camphor, with a faint oyster shell note lingering in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins. This is endowed with tension and purity, while a light marine influence imparts character. Armed with an energetic, spicy finish, this is a more classical Rauzan-Ségla that deserves five or six years in bottle. Even so, it already conveys an air of sophistication.

Falstaff

96

par Peter Moser le 29/04/2024

Dark ruby, purple reflections. After candied violets and cassis, ripe cherries, inviting, mandarin zest, multi-faceted bouquet. Juicy, elegant, good fruit, fine tannins, bright freshness, balanced and long-lasting, a great Margaux with character and certain ageing potential.

Alexandre Ma

94-95

par Alexandre Ma le 28/04/2024

Wine Advocate

94-96

par William Kelley le 26/04/2024

The 2023 Rauzan-Ségla shows considerable promise, unwinding in the glass with aromas of cherries, dark berries and plums mingled with hints of pencil shavings and violets. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's deep and fleshy, with terrific purity of fruit, supple tannins and a long, resonant finish. This classic in the making is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% Merlot and 1.5% Petit Verdot.

Decanter.com

93

par Georgina Hindle le 17/04/2024

Gorgeous aromatics, purple flowers and deep, ripe and fresh blackcurrants and cherries. Gorgeous crispness and crunch - full of life - but with powdery softly grippy tannins. Nicely constructed. Feels quite a serous second wine, lots of push and underlying power. Fruit forward, nicely alive and upfront with black cherries, plums and blueberries. Ends so long with a graphite and wet stone element. Lovely texture, almost thick but alive too, great mouthwatering acidity, lots of lift. Ends clean and precise, very approachable and a really great balance of vibrancy, depth and freshness this year all while being quite straight with a firm backbone. Ends chalky. 3.61pH.

Jamessuckling.com

97-98

par James Suckling le 17/04/2024

A Rauzan-Segla with solid tannins that are muscular, well toned and beautiful. Black currants, blueberries and flowers. Chewy finish. One for the cellar. Classic. The cabernet went to the gym. 85% cabernet sauvignon, one of highest percentages ever.