Château Rauzan-Ségla

Margaux Grand Cru Classé Red Bordeaux Blend

9.232 ratings
9.08 pro ratings
Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Daniel P. Drake

Our 2nd wine of the evening Christmas-Eve was the 2003 Château Rauzan-Segla from Margaux. The blend that makes up this wine is 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc.

On the nose there was black cherry, black raspberry, black currant, toasty oak, tobacco and earth.

On the palate I find bbn lack cherry, black raspberry, black currant, vanilla, mint, graphite and earth.

This wine is full bodied with medium + acidity and medium + mouth coating sandpaper tannins that lead into a long dark fruit finish. For the 2nd wine of the evening this was a very nice Left Bank Bordeaux. Stay safe and continue to enjoy the Holidays. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷

Our 2nd wine of the evening Christmas-Eve was the 2003 Château Rauzan-Segla from Margaux. The blend that makes up this wine is 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc.

On the nose there was black cherry, black raspberry, black currant, toasty oak, tobacco and earth.

On the palate I find bbn lack cherry, black raspberry, black currant, vanilla, mint, graphite and earth.

This wine is full bodied with medium + acidity and medium + mouth coating sandpaper tannins that lead into a long dark fruit finish. For the 2nd wine of the evening this was a very nice Left Bank Bordeaux. Stay safe and continue to enjoy the Holidays. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷

Dec 26th, 2019
Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.4

What a treat! Aged Margaux. Pencil lead, smoky, lean, rich tannins. Just lovely.

What a treat! Aged Margaux. Pencil lead, smoky, lean, rich tannins. Just lovely.

Feb 23rd, 2015
Willem Booij

Slightly disappointing this normally very good wine, enjoyable but not more.

Slightly disappointing this normally very good wine, enjoyable but not more.

Jun 30th, 2024
Willem Booij

This bottle kicks of with scents of Kalamata olives, cigar box, dark butter chocolate, cherry and the great taste of fall forest leaf, with also some After Eights 😋 The wine is full, but soft and smooth. And there’s a sweet, ripe, black cherrie also. The wine is perfect for me now but fully matured. I say: empty you’re cellar, pull the cork! Ps. I love the label, not as classic as l’ Evangile but close

This bottle kicks of with scents of Kalamata olives, cigar box, dark butter chocolate, cherry and the great taste of fall forest leaf, with also some After Eights 😋 The wine is full, but soft and smooth. And there’s a sweet, ripe, black cherrie also. The wine is perfect for me now but fully matured. I say: empty you’re cellar, pull the cork! Ps. I love the label, not as classic as l’ Evangile but close

Jan 16th, 2022
Paul J
9.5

1.5hr decant. Dark red color with brownish hues that shows the wines age. I would say this is just past prime drinking age. Nose contains violets and cedar as I’ve come to expect from Rauzan Segla. Wine has medium depth with nice cherry fruit, but more wood than I recall from prior bottles. Medium finish. One of my favorite producers!

1.5hr decant. Dark red color with brownish hues that shows the wines age. I would say this is just past prime drinking age. Nose contains violets and cedar as I’ve come to expect from Rauzan Segla. Wine has medium depth with nice cherry fruit, but more wood than I recall from prior bottles. Medium finish. One of my favorite producers!

Aug 8th, 2020
Paul J
9.5

1 hour decant, but needed more. Dark red color. Awesome nose that mixes earth and smoke with floral elements. Wine is lovely but lacks a little fruit and depth. Finish is massively long and smooths out with air. Great producer!

1 hour decant, but needed more. Dark red color. Awesome nose that mixes earth and smoke with floral elements. Wine is lovely but lacks a little fruit and depth. Finish is massively long and smooths out with air. Great producer!

May 2nd, 2020
Will Blodgett

Would drink again

Would drink again

Dec 8th, 2018
Emilie Vasu

St Barths

St Barths

Feb 17th, 2017
Andy Tan

Very drinkable now...

Very drinkable now...

Dec 8th, 2016
Marco Bergevin

Fantastically aged bordeaux. Blackcurrant jam, suave tannins and great balance.

Fantastically aged bordeaux. Blackcurrant jam, suave tannins and great balance.

Jan 2nd, 2016