2006 Château Rauzan-Ségla

Community Tasting Notes (163) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  3/15/2024 - wineforth Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Surely 2006 should be ready by now. Apparently not. I've had 2 bottles before; the first very green and scored 88 and the second fully ready scoring 93. This 3rd bottle was half way between the two and somewhat rough so I was going to give 89 points. I had used the rubber stopper type of Coravin with the first glass and then left it for 3 weeks. The turnaround was remarkable. The character became old anise with 1980s character. The fruit has filled out, the tannins super soft and the green character has gone completely. Very long finish. A disappointing wine has turned into a delight.

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  11/20/2023 - Romz Likes this wine: 91 Points

  20112023 - Mini Tanker dinner with the Gang! My 1st bottle of red which I popped before dinner. Probably should have decanted this.
  Slight barnyard at first, dark fruit, some dried fruit, bell peppers but still powerful oak + arabica coffee beans.
  Mid+ acidity & medium bodied. Tannins are already integrated and dusty on the finish. However, felt this lack the fruit quality or structure

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  11/20/2023 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Blend of Cab 54%, Merlot 40%, Petit Verdot 5%, Cab Franc 1%. Most of us figured this was an Old World!
  
  Nose has a classic florality wich is signature Margaux, but slightly delicate and not as forward as I expected.
  
  Red plums, light flowers and some cranberries as well as leather on the palate. Medium-bodied, with dried fruits on the medium length finish.
  
  Medium+ acidity. Tannins are fine and mainly resolved with a slight grainy nature, and there was an improving evolution with dark chocolate and rose petals on the finish too. I am not quite sure if this will improve further, and has likely reached its peak now.
  
  Whilst not being as highly regarded as the legendary 2005 vintage;
  Things in 2006 were made worse by patchy weather throughout the growing season – including a July drought and a cool August. There are however classic, well-structured wines too. However, there are significant variations between estates and much depended on soil type and positioning.
  
  Thanks Romz for spoiling us with not one, but two aged wines over our dinner at Mini Tanker in Damansara Kim. Great and boozy night out over 13 bottles.. with Don, Jackie, Wong, Sern, Tom, Romz, and JoeY.
  
  Mini Tanker, Malaysia
  20th Nov 2023

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  11/19/2023 - kfrench150 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Decanted for a couple of hours. Small amount of silty sediment. Just past ruby on the way to mahogany in colour. Delicate, feminine and floral on the nose. Violets, red plum, camphor, dried cranberry, woodspice and light smoke and leather. Medium bodied, slightly tart, dried red fruits, no tannin and a soft yet tart finish. Mostly dried red fruits on the palate as compared to the nose. Cranberry, red plum skin, rosehip, light leather, dried rose petals and a touch of blueberry leaves on the finish.. Past its prime but still hanging on gracefully. Nice dry, tangy finish. An elegant older lady of a wine. Probably should be drink up of the next few years.

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  11/16/2023 - Irish_Wine wrote: 89 Points

  Slightly leafy and showing a fair amount of development on the nose. Good intensity on the palate but slightly astringent with some green notes and rather grainy tannins. While this is unlikely to fall apart soon, I am not sure there is much room for improvement.
  
  WSET Notes:
  
  Deep garnet.
  
  Medium plus intensity on the nose with blackcurrant, blackberry, blackcurrant leaf, graphite, sous bois, clove, cedar. vanilla, earth, tobacco and leather. Developing.
  
  Pronounced and dry on the palate. Medium plus body, high acidity, high tannins, medium alcohol, medium plus finish.
  
  Can drink now but has potential for ageing.

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