Chateau Rauzan Segla 2021

WEINWISSER: "Der Rauzan Ségla 2021 hat eine dunkle, satte Farbe. Er zeigt eine überschwänglich offensive, satte und reichhaltige Frucht in der Nase. Obwohl er noch sehr jugendlich und verschlossen wirkt, ist er sehr delikat und finessenreich. Saftiger Auftakt im Mund, hier ist er außerordentlich konzentriert und klar strukturiert, mit extrem feinen Gerbstoffen, die mit viel Schmelz und Charakter ausgestattet sind. Ein großer differenzierter, feiner Margaux mit ewig langem Nachhall. Verführerisch und delikat, wie man es von diesem ausgezeichnet authentischen Margaux auch erwarten darf. 13.0 Vol.-%."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "The complex aromatics here pop with dried flowers, espresso, cigar wrapper, spice, brown sugar and an array of red with black fruits. The wine is elegant, refined, fresh, silky and fresh. The fruits are sweet, pure, refined and defined. In fact, this is so good, it would be a success in any vintage. But, in 2021, it is a screaming success and is clearly one of the wines of the vintage! Drink from 2026-2052."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Black berry, black cherry and sandalwood aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, with chewy tannins that are polished and fresh. Linear and racy at the end. A crisp and solid young Bordeaux. Give this three or four years to come around. Best after 2027."

DECANTER: "Beautifully perfumed on the nose, smells sweet and delicate. Smooth and ample in the mouth, succulent and juicy, quite lean, a sense of austerity in the cool, mineral edged fruit - blackcurrant and blueberry with cola edges and wet stone touches too. It's refined for sure, missing a touch more weight but there's great winemaking on show. First year in organic conversion which can't have been easy. They've done a great job and it's beautifully delicate and poised, an elegant and polished rather than weighty expression."

JEB DUNNUCK: "One of the best in the vintage, the 2021 Château Rauzan-Ségla has beautiful cassis and red currant-like fruit that gives way to notes of tobacco, cedar pencil, and hints of flowers. It's medium-bodied, has a supple, layered mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, plenty of mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It's a gorgeous 2021 that has an almost Château Lafite-like sense of balance and elegance. Readers will love drinking bottles over the coming 15-20 years. The 2021 is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot, hitting 13.5% natural alcohol (pH 3.72), which was brought up in 60% new French oak."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Herzkirschen, etwas Nugat und Edelholz, zart nach Orangenzesten. Saftig, reife Kirschen, zarte Süße, elegant und frisch, bereits entwickelt, mittlere Länge, zugänglicher, vielseitiger Stil, bereits antrinkbar."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2021 Rauzan-Segla is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It prances out with showy notes of black cherries, juicy blackcurrant, and fresh blackberries, leading to touches of lilacs, dark chocolate, and star anise. The medium-bodied palate is velvety and mouth-coating, delivering perfumed black fruit with impressive harmony and depth."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2021 Rauzan-Ségla has turned out very nicely, offering up aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with subtle notions of baking chocolate, mint, pencil lead and vanilla pod. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and suave, with a seamless core of fruit that's framed by polished tannins and bright but nicely integrated acids, it concludes with a long, delicately mordant finish."

WINE SPECTATOR: "Shows the savory edge of the vintage, but harnesses it to complement a mix of violet, black cherry and red currant fruit flavors. The finish reveals almost no grain as a subtle black tea note weaves through, also delivering a light iron underpinning. A solid effort -- kudos. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2035."