Château RAUZAN-SEGLA 2021

Description

Yves Beck 95-96 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Le bouquet de Rauzan-Ségla affiche un côté sérieux, presque impérial, mais surtout précis et serein. Invitantes notes de cassis et de mûres suivies de rafraîchissantes nuances mentholées et une touche de poivre de Sichuan. Le vin a du corps et des tannins veloutés, aux grains fins, qui apportent un soutien précieux à l’ensemble du palais, communément avec la fraîcheur de la structure acide. Un vin imposant de finesse, de pertinence et de longueur.  2027-2051

Neal Martin 94-96 points www.vinous.com
Rose, violets and peonies on the nose, with dark chocolate and cassis, smells like liqueur chocolates, perfumed and aromatic. A crystalline quality to the fruit, so driven and pure on the palate. Energetic and lively filled with strawberry, raspberry, red cherry and plum – direct with a vein of exotic spice – cinnamon and clove, as well as touches of orange, bitter grapefruit, dark chocolate and crushed stone. Such a lot going on here, but so well delivered with intensity and direction with racy acidity that keeps everything lifted the whole way through. Lovely minerality on the tongue, the graphite lingering with the juiciness that is still so mouthwatering even on the finish. Compelling and charming. Drinking Window 2027 – 2050

William Kelley 93-95 points www.erobertparker.com
Representing around 44% of the estate’s production (more or less as usual), the 2021 Rauzan-Ségla unwinds in the glass with aromas of minty cassis, blackberries, loamy soil, dark chocolate and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, deep and impressively concentrated, it’s layered and seamless, with a sweet core of fruit, powdery tannins, lively acids and an impressively penetrating finish. The Rauzan team opted to ferment Merlot rather cooler than normal this year to moderate extraction. Tasted six times.

Antonio Galloni 94-97 points www.vinous.com
The 2021 Rauzan-Ségla is absolutely gorgeous. It offers up scents of graphite, savory herbs, licorice, chocolate and plum, all beautifully lifted by strong Cabernet Sauvignon inflections. Naturally, the 2021 doesn’t have the mid-palate richness and overall intensity of recent years. Readers will find a tightly wound Margaux that balances classic structure with modern-day precision. I can’t wait to see how it ages. Tasted four times.

Georgina Hindle 96 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2022)
A showstopper of a wine for me in 2021. Wonderful aromatic intensity on the nose filled with perfumed fruits, chocolate and wild flowers. Gorgeous clarity and precision, the tannins are fine and powdery supporting the vibrant and energetic purple and black fruit; zingy blackcurrant, strawberry, cherry and plum with an overall creamy chalky texture and grip. Elegant and glamorous – so much styling on show, it feels polished and pristine with clear markings from the terroir but no harshness or austerity just great acidity and liveliness. Such mouthwatering salivation and lift at the end making you want another glass just to taste it again. Tasted twice and both times I loved it. Pure and precise with everything you want from a 2021. A yield of 38hl/ha. Ageing 18 months, 60% new barrels. Drinking Window 2026 – 2049

Jean-Marc Quarin 93 www.quarin.com
Beau rouge sombre et pourpre. Nez intense, fin, fruité, pur et subtil. Délicat en entrée de bouche, minutieux au milieu, avec un corps fondant et du goût, le vin évolue très fruité, vers une finale de longueur normale, au grain parfumé.