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Rauzan Segla 1996
HED64889
75 cl
12.5%
£155.00
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Château Rauzan-Ségla 1996 is a Second Growth Margaux from a mature vintage. After nearly three decades of maturation the tannins have integrated fully into the concentrated fruit to create a silken mouthfeel and a long savoury finish. The wine avoids any excessive ripeness and instead emphasises a classic verticality and a refined mineral core. A technically precise and elegant red Bordeaux.
90 Robert Parker
The 1996 Rauzan-Ségla is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. Medium to deep brick colored, the nose is fully mature with notes of old leather, dried herbs, unsmoked cigars and cedar chest plus a waft of menthol and dried figs. Medium-bodied, firm and chewy with some good dried berries and exotic spice flavors left to give on the mid-palate, it finishes just a little puckering and rustic. It makes for a nice glass now, for those that like wines on the mature side, but needs drinking-up within the next 5-6 years. — Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 9th April 2020
90 Vinous
The 1996 Rauzan-Ségla is a vintage that has not matured as well as I hoped. It offers a slightly smudged bouquet with undergrowth infused black fruit laced with tar, this particular bottle a little more citric than others that I have encountered over the years. The palate is better, as I have found before, with cedar and white pepper infused black fruit, and refreshingly saline. Yet, it feels a little surly towards the finish, the tannins a little dry. I cannot see much upswing in this Rauzan-Ségla after 22 years. Not bad, but surpassed by subsequent vintages. Tasted at the Vinous 1996 Bordeaux tasting at Berry Brothers & Rudd. — Neal Martin, 1st April 2019
17 Jancis Robinson
Looks more evolved than the 1995. Lightly floral nose – very pretty. Very beautifully balanced and very Margaux. Fragrant and lovely lift. But with good fully ripe fruit underneath. 9% press wine in here. Really riding the crest of a wave. They are starting to serve this vintage at meals, decanting two hours before. Sweet finish. Real lightness of touch – just what claret is about. Fine tannins on the end. The only slight weakness is on the finish – not that persistent. (JR) — Jancis Robinson, 17th February 2011
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