2019 Château Rauzan-Ségla
Community Tasting Note
Cailles wrote:
Monday, November 15, 2021 - Bordeaux 2019 - 15 red / 2 white / 4 sweet wines: UCG Arrivage Tasting. A few observations on the red wines: 1) Overall quality: 2019 is indeed another great vintage for Bordeaux reds. The quality was good across the board. 2) Ripeness: 2019 is less ripe than 2015/2018. Out of 15 wines only one (Gazin) showed overripe. But 2016 still wins in this category with the freshest and purest fruit expression. 2019 is in between 2015/2016. 3) Complexity: 2019 will not reach the heights of 2016 but is almost on par with 2015/2018, although the latter one will need to flesh out for quite some time reveal all nuances. 4) Precision: I found superb precision in many wines, however, again not on the level of 2016. 5) Structural frame: The tannins are ripe and very fine, the acidity is generally high (but not as high as in 2016), the texture is nicely airy (unlike with many 15s/18s), no alcohol heat (a problem in 2018) and the wines are very harmonious. 6) Best wines tasted were a magical Canon (96+ pts), a superb Leoville Barton (95 pts). Unfortunately, they were all out of Pichon Lalande - supposedly one of the wines of the vintage.
TN: Rauzan Segla is stepping up its game this past vintages and this 2019 shows that again. Even if it‘s not on the same level in terms of complexity as the magic 2018 it has the same unbelievable elegance and is still quite layered, especially when compared to the Brane Cantenac we tasted right before it. Ripe dark and red berries, herbs and minerality on the nose. Good, round, medium+ expressive. A step up on the palate with this wonderful sweet but elegant fruit core with herbs, cola, stems, vanilla, minerality notes wrapped around it. Very good precision. Impeccable, superbly elegant structure with ultra fine tannins, medium high and perfectly integrated acidity, very light and airy texture and feel and good length. 94-95 pts.
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