2022 Château Rauzan Ségla En Primeur
2022 Château Rauzan Ségla En Primeur: Release expected Friday 9th June.
Each new release from the Chanel-owned châteaux, Canon, Berliquet and Rauzan-Ségla is pretty much certain to come with critical acclaim, with the wines on allocation. Technical director Nicholas Audebert and his team are among the most accomplished in the region at making wines with great precision and aromatic complexity.
The scores for the 2022 are similar to the 2019 and 2020, which were rapturously received, with Jane Anson scoring the 2022 a point higher (97 points).
Bordeaux En Primeur, landing in spring 2025.
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Producer Profile
Château Rauzan Ségla
ABOUT CHATEAU RAUZAN SEGLA
Château Rauzan-Ségla is a deuxième Cru Classé estate in Margaux and was once part of the enormous Rauzan estate owned by Pierre de Mesures de Rauzan in the mid-17th century. Over time, this estate was divided into the estates of Château Rauzan-Gassies, Château Rauzan-Ségla, Château Desmirail, and Château Marquis de Terme. In the 1980s the estate hired eminent Bordeaux oenologist Émile Peynaud. In 1994 the property was sold to the Wertheimer family of Chanel. Rauzan-Ségla has 51 hectares of vines, with an annual production of 8000 cases. The second wine is named Ségla. Canon and Berliquet are under the same ownership and Nicholas Audebert leads the winemaking at all three estates.
| RED | 2022 | 2 cases | Château Rauzan Ségla | 75cl | £505 per case of 6 | Château Rauzan Ségla 2022 / 2 cases / 75cl £505 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2022 Rauzan-Ségla is a rich, opulent wine that very much reflects the nature of this radiant, dry year. Super-ripe dark plum, cassis, chocolate, gravel, cloves and new leather build as the 2022 shows off its unabashedly opulent personality. Even with all of its intensity, the 2022 retains tons of persistence and energy. It's a fabulous wine in this tricky vintage Tasted three times. 95-97 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com------"The 2022 Rauzan-Ségla was picked 2 to 28 September at 30hL/ha and matured for 18 months in 50% new oak. Nicolas Audebert told me that it contains 17% vin de presse which is slightly higher than normal, a combination of 150 separate vinifications. This has a very opulent bouquet with layers of black cherries, créme de cassis and violets. Perhaps just a little too decadent? The palate is medium-bodied with fine balance, grainy tannins, very pure and focused with quite a minerally finish. Long in the mouth. It's just missing that knockout blow at the moment, yet it's still a supremely well-crafted Margaux. 2030-2065. 95-97 points" Neal Martin, Vinous.com------"The 2022 Rauzan-Ségla is a beautifully sensual, charming wine, bursting with aromas of cherries, dark berries and plums mingled with hints of violets, sweet loamy soil and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's fleshy and enveloping, with an ample core of vibrant fruit, supple tannins and a long, succulent finish. The 2022 is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot; and in 2022, the east-facing sides of the vines, which see the afternoon sun, were picked separately, along with anything that showed signs of stress. 96-97 points" William Kelley, RobertParker.com------"Supple texture, thoroughly impressive in its depth and grip, blackcurrant, blackberry, crayon, liquorice, mint, slate, fennel, ink, has confidence and character and just so much class. Brings precision to the exuberance of the vintage, barely puts a step wrong, so concentated and yet delivering slate and lift. Excellent. Tasted twice. 50% new barrels, Nicolas Auderbert director, 50% of production in the first wine. 97 points" janeanson.com------"The freshness and clarity of the fruit is really something with black currants and cherries. Brilliant. Full-bodied, layered and round with polished tannins. I like the intensity and focus with such precision and gorgeousness. Is this the 2016 plus more? 97-98 points" jamessuckling.com------"This château has been firing on all cylinders of late, no doubt due to the talents of technical director Nicolas Audebert, and a wine that's going to flirt with perfection is their 2022 Château Rauzan-Ségla. Powerful notes of black cherries, currants, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and leafy herbs all define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, layered, concentrated texture, ripe yet building tannins, and a great finish. This is a legit great wine that's going to rival the 2010, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2020. 97-99 points" Jebdunnuck.com |
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