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Château Rauzan Ségla Margaux 2ème Cru Classé 2012
Regular price €125.00‘The brilliant 2012 Rauzan-Ségla is unquestionably one of the successes in the Médoc in 2012.’
95+/100 Jeb Dunnuck
‘The 2012 Rauzan-Ségla (54.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 1.5% Petit Verdot) is a classic Rauzan-Ségla, still relatively backward and tannic, but concentrated and extremely promising. Dense blueberry, blackberry and cassis fruit along with some licorice, vanilla, foresty notes and spice are all present in this full-bodied yet structured and big, beefy style of Rauzan-Ségla . It may turn out to be somewhat atypical for this château in its size and masculine structure, but this is impressive wine, and one of the great successes of the vintage. Give it 5-7 years of bottle age and drink it over the following three decades. Drink: 2022 - 2052.’
94+/100 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (218), April 2015
‘The 2012 Rauzan-Ségla has a similar colour to the 2015 although it has a hard time competing with the delineation, the crystalline nature of the 2015. Yet it compensates with the sheer aromatic flamboyance. This has really opened up in the last 18 months or so, quite lush and precocious black fruit, loam and iris, just a slight hint of bell pepper emanating from the small amount of Cabernet Franc. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin. There is a lovely seam of acidity here that lends the 2012 a sense of focus. It is not a deep or lavish Rauzan-Ségla, in some ways a little more conservative than I recall. There is fine grip on the saline finish, perhaps a Margaux that is just beginning to close up for a while? This still has great potential. Tasted at the Rauzan-Ségla vertical at the château.’
93/100 Neal Martin, vinous.com, April 2019
‘This firmly structured, beautifully crafted wine has a solid backdrop of tannins and plenty of concentration. Beyond that, it is already well balanced, bringing together its dark texture and blackberry fruit flavors with generous acidity.’
94/100 Roger Voss Wine Enthusiast Cellar Selection September 2015
‘The 2012 Rauzan-Ségla is super-classy from start to finish. Sweet floral notes meld into spice, dried flowers, lavender and black cherry. This is a distinctly racy, open Rauzan-Ségla that should drink well with minimal cellaring. Today, the new oak is a bit prominent, but a little more time in bottle should take care of things.’
92+/100 Antonio Galloni, Vinous January 2016
Wine colour | Red wine |
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Country | France |
Appellation | Margaux |
Vintage | 2012 |
Grape variety | 54.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 1.5% Petit Verdot |
Alcohol | 13.5% |
Bottle size | 75cl |
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