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Rauzan Segla 2003

Margaux, Second Growth

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  • GBP Price: £380.00  per Case
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  • Size: Bottle (75cl)
  • Quantities:0  Case -  6  Bottles
  • Units: 6
Scores:
Wine Advocate Wine Spectator Burghound Jancis Robinson.com International Wine Cellar
88 92 - 16 89
Tasting Notes:

I have a nagging feeling that this wine could be a lot better than it is, especially given the talent at the chateau. With an unusually high percentage of Merlot in the blend (40%, along with 53.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot), the 2003 exhibits an herbal, peppery, spicy nose, a dark plum/ruby color, good ripeness on the attack, a constrained, narrow mid-palate, and a moderately tannic finish. Additional stuffing, substance, and flesh would be beneficial. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following 12-15. Manager John Kolasa told me the alcohol was an extremely high 13%, and that the 2005 is even higher at 13.5%.

Score: 88 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2008-2023

Fascinating aromas of berry, currant and toasted oak. Crushed dark fruits. Full-bodied and chewy with plenty of berry and vanilla flavors. Slowly builds on the palate, with big velvety tannins and a long finish. This is tight and tannic needing plenty of bottle age. Best after 2011. 7,915 cases made.

Score: 92 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2011+

Rather luscious nose. Smooth and Margaux-like. Sweet but mild. Well done in minor key. No great faults - though a little green on the end.

Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2010-2016

Good red with a hint of development at the rim. Mellow aromas of sandalwood, mocha, coffee, smoked meat and nutty oak. Fat, round and sweet, with a silky texture but good rather than outstanding depth of flavor. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins and good length.

Score: 89 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar

Tasted blind at Farr Vintner’s Left Bank tasting. This has a pleasant nose, quite natural, with blackberry, wild hedgerow, cedar and earth. The palate is finely balanced with a supple entry, good acidity, plump earthy red-berried fruit, cohesive and refined towards the finish. I was not surprised when the identity of this wine was revealed. Tasted October 2010.

Score: 92 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com