Rauzan Ségla - Margaux 2014

Vinous

91

par Neal Martin le 02/04/2024

The 2014 Rauzan-Segla has a fragrant nose with red berry fruit, cedar, mint and a dab of dark chocolate. Fairly backward at first, it opens nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins. It is a bit rustic in style, but there is satisfying depth and fruit concentration. Blackberry mixes with white pepper and bay leaf toward the finish. For the château in question, it comes across a bit assertive in style, but it pulls it off. It is not bad, though it's surpassed by almost every subsequent vintage. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

94

par Jane Anson le 30/01/2023

An excellent 2014, a little austere right now, showcasing that understated Cabernet Sauvignon character of a young classified Left Bank. Plenty of depth to the cassis and blueberry fruits, with sleek cocoa bean and liquorice, stretching out through the palate. 60% new oak, 37hl/h yield, harvest September 22 to October 16. Last year with John Kolasa as director.

Wine Advocate

93

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 09/04/2020

Jeb DUNNUCK

93

par Jeb Dunnuck le 01/05/2019

Vinous

92

par Neal Martin le 28/03/2018

The 2014 Rauzan-Ségla has quite a lush, precocious bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, hints of juniper berry and brown spices, gaining intensity with continued aeration in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, crisp and focused, precise with a detailed, mineral-driven finish that is a real treat. This is a fine Rauzan-Ségla even if it might ultimately end up as a footnote to the exemplary 2015 and 2016. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

Wine Advocate

92

par Neal Martin le 31/03/2017

The 2014 Rauzan-Segla has a very pure, mineral-driven bouquet that could almost be from the Côte de Nuits! This is as refined as you will discover in Margaux. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, caressing and smooth in texture with well-judged acidity and fanning out with crushed strawberry, Morello and a touch of orange rind on the finish. It is not patch on the 2015 for sure, but it is a worthy forerunner.

Jamessuckling.com

95

par James Suckling le 16/02/2017

Fantastic aromas of blackberries, blackcurrants and strawberries follow through to a full body, super-integrated tannins and an extremely long finish. The bright acidity gives the wine a linear edge that focuses in all the fruit. Minerally. Drink in 2021.

Wine Spectator

91

par James Molesworth le 09/02/2017

This has a lightly firm singed alder frame, which works well with the core of dark currant and plum fruit, melding easily with a velvety back end that lets alluring black tea and anise notes emerge steadily. A bit flashy in style, but will certainly have fans. Best from 2019 through 2029. 9,167 cases made.

Vinous

94

par Antonio Galloni le 06/02/2017

The 2014 Rauzan-Ségla is just as impeccable from bottle as it was from barrel. Silky, perfumed and nuanced in the glass, the wine exudes finesse. Expressive floral notes, spice and succulent red/purplish stone fruits are all beautifully delineated. In 2014, Rauzan-Ségla is a wine of understated class with the potential to improve for several decades. Tasted two times. 94+

Wine Enthusiast

95

par Roger Voss le 02/02/2017

This is a full-bodied wine, from one of the leading estates in Margaux. It is ripe with juicy blackberry and black-currant fruits. This fruit contrasts with the dark tannins and powerful structure. It is going to develop slowly and impressively to be ready to drink from 2025.

Le Point

18

par Jacques Dupont le 21/05/2015

Bien fruité, des notes de fruits blancs, poire, tout en finesse, la signature maison mais avec un milieu de bouche garni, plein, du moelleux, bonne longueur. 

Vinous

92-95

par Antonio Galloni le 11/05/2015

The 2014 Rauzan-Ségla is shaping up to be a real jewel of a wine. Super-polished and silky throughout, the 2014 is all about nuance. Red cherry, red currant and mint open up in a translucent, beautifully delineated wine. Ferrous and savory notes follow as the wine blossoms in the glass, revealing its depth and resonance. All the elements fall into place in a gracious wine that is at once classically austere, yet also supple and highly expressive, with virtually no sensation of tannin and terrific overall balance. Tasted twice.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-94

par Jeff Leve le 05/05/2015

With the opening essence suggesting florals, fennel, cocoa, cassis and blackberry upon the nose, this wine is medium/full-bodied with delectably dark fruits, silky tannins and brightness in the finish. From a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 13.5% alcohol. The Grand Vin represents only 40% of the harvest. 93-94 Pts

Wine Advocate

90-92

par Neal Martin le 30/04/2015

The Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014 is a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc picked between 22 September until 16 October. It has a precise bouquet, nothing incredibly powerful with a touch of cold stone coming through with aeration. This is conservative even for this Margaux estate that usually keeps everything “controlled” out of barrel. The palate is medium-bodied with chalky tannin, crisp acidity, tensile and linear with sappy black fruit towards the finish. I was just seeking more substance to come through on the finish – it just does not quite deliver that knock out blow.

Jancis Robinson

17

par Jancis Robinson le 20/04/2015

Dark crimson. Lifted and racy on the nose. Aérien, as they say. Quite ethereal. Far from heavy but sappy and appetising and well balanced. Really quite subtle. Attractively dry, but not drying, finish. Archetypal claret that lingers on the palate. The acid is only just not dominant, mind you.  Drink 2023-2036

Asian Palate

94

par Jeannie Cho Lee MW le 20/04/2015

Lifted, attractive aromatics with very focused flavors. This year, there is greater precision and more depth of flavors on the mid-palate with fairly long finish. Excellent vintage for Rauzan-Segla. Long finish with layers of flavors that linger on the palate.

Decanter.com

18

par Steven Spurrier le 17/04/2015

Very fine expression from start to finish: Cabernet black fruits with restrained ripeness, slightly smoky spice from the oak, and supple yet firm texture on the palate. Still a long way to go to show its really classy vineyard fruit, but a great future. Drink: 2019-2035 (93)

Jamessuckling.com

94-95

par James Suckling le 10/04/2015

A powerful and dense Rauzan with firm and chewy tannins that are polished and direct. Full body, yet the acid and tannin tension gives the wine impressive length. Will develop wonderfully.

timatkin.com

95

par Tim Atkin MW le 07/04/2015

René Gabriel

18

par René Gabriel le 01/04/2015

Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Florale Würze, schwarze Kirschen, Holunder und heller Tabak, mittlerer Druck im Ansatz. Im Gaumen fein stoffig, schön ausgelegt und mit herrlich reifen Tanninen. Wie immer kein Primeur- Blender, aber mit einer schönen Grand-Cru- Lebensversicherung ausgestattet. 18/20 2022 – 2052

Wine Enthusiast

94

par Roger Voss le 01/04/2015

93–95. Barrel Sample. With good balance between the fruit and acidity, this is a stylishly structured wine. The tannic core grounds the fruitiness and gives both texture and aging potential to this ripe, fresh wine.  — R.V.  (3/31/2015)

Wine Spectator

89-92

par James Molesworth le 31/03/2015

Soft-edged, with plum and black cherry fruit, laced with light sandalwood and tea notes that linger through the supple finish,which gains some extra velvety layers of blackberry and anise with air.