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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.1 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 237 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 4/21/2024: Good, but a bit of a let-down, withholding the glorious floral aroma I remember from the last bottle. (630 views) | | | Tasted by seijaro on 4/5/2024 & rated 94 points: Last bottle, best bottle... 45 minutes in decanter and it blossomed. Big and full but soft, a lovely mature Margaux. A treat to drink. (397 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 3/18/2024 & rated 92 points: Tasted double blind. This is in its prime drinking window, offering a fairly complex flavor profile and a fully melted tannin structure, but with good tension. I could drink this every day. A few points docked for a sub-par, slightly old nose.
TN: The nose didn't offer the complexity and precision of the palate, it was even a bit tired. But not on the palate: Fine red berry, dark fruit, some floral aromas, spice, lots of herbs, some meaty Merlot notes, tarry minerality. Elegant, melted tannins, fresh, soft and balanced.
Decanting: Quickly double decanted which was enough. (717 views) | | | Tasted by jonboy74 on 3/17/2024 & rated 95 points: excellent. still primary!! this will go a lot longer no rush on drinking these. no decant due to impatience and a late start but an hr would have done it some good (535 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 3/8/2024 & rated 94 points: Double-decanted. Plush with dark cherry fruit. Iron and iodine minerality and crushed white pepper. Aging notes of earth, barnyard and leather. Despite the close to 40 years of age, this came across youthful with a minty and medicinal freshness. The tannin still had grip and were slightly mouthcoating but soft in nature and mostly structural. Fresher, more red berry type of fruit on the palate. Maybe not quite at the level of my previous bottle a couple of years ago, but highly enjoyable. (774 views) | | | Tasted by ubercuvee on 2/8/2024: Ran a bottle of Mouton '86 pretty close. Needs 60 minutes in a decanter to show it stuff but there's really nice balance, intensity and just enough fruit to match the structure (803 views) | | | Tasted by p.schw. on 1/27/2024 & rated 95 points: Drank for my birthday since it’s my vintage. Beautiful and feels way younger than it is. So well rounded, nice fruit and a bit of tertiary aromas. Definitely a wine I’ll remember! (646 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 1/25/2024 & rated 95 points: Semi-guys night (My house): Splash decanted. The nose is fantastic, classic Margaux, plum, leather, black currant, lots of tertiary components. (843 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 1/25/2024 & rated 95 points: Guy's Night: Aged Bordeaux/Bordeaux Blends (Joe & Khem's Place, Mpls): Very dark red/purple color with a 2mm clear edge. Splash decanted, drank a glass over 3 hours in a flight with '00 Pichon Baron and '03 Pichon Lalande. Wow, it's been four and a half years since the last bottle. I think this might even be drinking younger than back then. I don't think that's a bad thing, this has really got some legs for aging. Beautiful as it is, this could get better. Earthy, youthful for its age, cassis, black raspberry, blue fruits, violets, finely perfumed. The palate has pretty fruits and a transparency to it, cassis, boysenberry, raspberry later, super velvety, full bodied and captivating. Loved it. (897 views) | | | Tasted by MN Wine Junkie on 1/25/2024 & rated 94 points: 5 Guys and a Gal! (Casa Joe & Khem): Decanted right before serving.
It's been a couple years since I last tasted this wine, and it seems to have improved! A good amount of red fruit (red currant), with some black fruit (blackberry and black cherry) serving as a wingman, both on the nose and palate, with the nose showing some additional sweet violets. Also, as expected for its age, the palate reveals quite a few tertiary flavors, including old leather, forest floor, earthy mushroom, and some tobacco, pencil and bramble, with some spice showing late mid-palate and carrying through to the finish. A solid 94 now, and in a great spot! No hurry, but no reason to wait either, as I see a plateau for a while and then a slow descent. (930 views) | | | Tasted by misterstarre on 9/29/2023 flawed bottle: This bottle was probably lightly corked, but I'm not all that sensitive to TCA, so I got all the goodness you'd expect with a veneer of bitterness. There was also TCA on the nose but not so much in taste, besides the bitterness. Interestingly, the decanter sat on the table overnight and the next morning after all that air, the wine shed the bitterness and more or less tasted like it should, but oxidized. (1081 views) | | | Tasted by racerchris on 9/21/2023: Double decanted in the morning and served from the bottle with dinner.
Outstanding from start to finish. Went perfectly with rack of lamb and roasted veggies.
Absolutely wonderful stuff. (1424 views) | | | Tasted by misterstarre on 4/24/2023 & rated 95 points: This pours a dark crimson, not entirely clear. The nose is soft, wet, and pretty with ripe fruit, damp moss and leaf litter, and banana bread. It was an early indication that this wine would taste very mature. Then, on the palate I encountered a blast of stiff tannin that gave it structure and a little chewiness, but the wine still presented those gentle tertiary notes I got from the nose. This wine tasted of ripe plum, ample leather, and steamed banana leaf. The tannins melted away as the bottle got air. All told, this was a beautiful, charming ripe, mature, and very tertiary wine framed on a nice largely resolved tannic base. It's probably not too far off (10 years maybe) from developing soy and molasses notes of a fully mature wine. A joy to drink. (1826 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 2/12/2023 & rated 95 points: Tasted annually, this has never failed to deliver, and is without doubt the greatest vintage from the estate drinking. Packed with leather, blackcurrant, and cedar, and deeply aromatic, the tannin still has a bite, and the wine still needs a couple of hours in the decanter to fully come alive. There is a lovely depth on the palate and finish, with the latter pushing past 30 seconds. Fully mature, this has many years of enjoyment left. (2320 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 10/9/2022 & rated 94 points: Complete and mature; balanced; soft tannin; elegant finish. (2814 views) | | | Tasted by Diane (LI) on 7/16/2022: Smells of old leather in a cedar closet. Still youthful on the palate with ripe fruit, a touch gamey, good acidity and a long finish. At a beautiful place now. (2565 views) | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 5/30/2022 & rated 93 points: Top shoulder fill. Bouquet of old books, dried flowers and wet stone. In the mouth, this seems much younger than 36 years - dense, still tannic, and with plenty of red and purple fruit left. Some tertiary leather, cigar box, and mushroom, mingling with smoke and violets. A hint of licorice and five-spice, but not much cassis. Opens up after 2 hours, with a sweet and succulent mid-palate, with a silky texture, despite a bit of rusticity on the tannins. Nothing flashy, but a lovely expression of aged Margaux. (2595 views) | | | Tasted by smoothjazz on 5/21/2022 & rated 95 points: Exceptional 36 yr old 2nd Growth Margaux from a highly rated vintage. Cork was still in good condition although extracted in two parts. Upon opening, the tannins were still present but subdued with tobacco and leather on the nose. Fruit was raspberry like. After two hour decant; this bottle was spectacular. Just enough acidity to complement a more pleasing cherry and blackberry fruit. I am always amazed at the durability of classified Bordeaux. This was a bottle near the end of a case purchased upon release and stood up well in my many moves to four different states and six different residences. (2117 views) | | | Tasted by seijaro on 3/9/2022 & rated 94 points: We couldn't get as high as others, but we liked it. Still think it fades after 90 minutes. (2368 views) | | | Tasted by AValdes on 3/8/2022 & rated 89 points: At the beginning of the night this very muted. After a while it opened a bit but still not what was in the bottle when I had this a few months ago. Maybe the other bottles will be better. Just OK (1916 views) | | | Tasted by parkline_wine on 2/23/2022 & rated 97 points: Absolutely delicious.
The color was shockingly young, I would have guessed mid 90s or even 00 bdx.
Beautiful currant wafted out of the glass after about 45 mins of air. She was ready to go after that. Awesome secondary notes, earth, graphite, smoke. Still plenty of tannic structure, great acidity, and very nice integration of flavors and finishing balance. Finish was impressively long. Stayed out for about an hour, lost a weeeee bit of umph in the last few sips, but overall… most classic of claret (1845 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 2/12/2022 & rated 96 points: Double-decanted. Earth, leather, mushrooms, truffles form a frame of aging notes. Piercing through this are fresh fruits of dark cherry, but also red berries such as raspberry and blueberries. Menthol notes added a medicinal touch. The more you return to this it becomes more and more striking how incredibly fruity this still is. On the palate light like a feather, maybe a bit too thin of a structure as the only negative spot in the entire picture. Otherwise amazing texture, soft with tannin that add the necessary weight. Nice, leathery finish too. This is the kind of wine I could drink every day. (1948 views) | | | Tasted by Grinner on 2/4/2022 & rated 96 points: "Old Bordeaux" = '86! (Old Home of Woodward): Another great bottle, 96+ and my second fave. Open for business in every way with a sexy nose, great depth, and superb balance including the most obvious tannins of the night. Red and black fruit, tobacco, spice, and cedar. Guess? '90 Pauillac. Now-2036. (1914 views) | | | Tasted by jkwoodward on 2/4/2022 & rated 98 points: Really excellent bottle. forest floor and slate, classic nose. Most grip of the group, still seems to have some time to go, but not sure it can get much better. (1510 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 1/26/2022 & rated 95 points: Tasted annually for the last decade, with a couple of hours in the decanter it is at the top of its game with no signs of decline. Taste profile is as previous and it is among the top half dozen of left bankers from 1986 and much more affordable than some. The end palate and finish are little harsh but it is nitpicking and all in all it is an excellent wine and hopefully with another decade at this level ahead of it. A slightly lower rating this year but with pre 1990s Bordeaux bottle variation can come into play (1788 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2020, Issue #89, Recently-Tasted Bordeaux And Revisiting the 1855 Left Bank Classification
(Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, The Margaux Paragon: Rauzan-Ségla 1900-2015 (Apr 2019) (4/1/2019)
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View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2016, Issue #64, Comparing the 1981 Claret Vintage at Age Thirty-Five And the 1986 Bordeaux Vintage At Age Thirty
(Château Rauzan-Ségla) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/16/2004)
(Château Rausan-Ségla) Sexy, rich, vanilla and berry nose; big, lovely, still youthful berry palate; medium finish 93 points |
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| Château Rausan-Ségla Producer Website - Read more about Chateau Rausan SeglaRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Margaux Read more about Margaux and its wines As with a large part of the Bordeaux vineyards, vines first appeared in Margaux during the Gallo-Roman period.
In 1705 a text mentions Château Margaux . But we have to wait for the end of the eighteenth century and the coming of the earliest techniques in aging for the concept of wines of high quality to develop. The confirmation of this was the famous 1855 classification which recognized 21 Crus Classés in the Margaux appellation. One hundred years later, the Viticultural Federation and the Margaux appellation of controlled origin were born. The appellation, which stretches out over five communes, is actually unique in the Médoc in that it is the only one to contain all the range of wines, as rich as they are vast, from First Great Cru Classé to the Fifths, not forgetting its famous Crus Bourgeois and its Crus Artisans.
In Margaux there is a predominance of Garonne gravel on a central plateau of about 4 miles in length and one and a quarter wide. To the east-south-east, it overlooks the low lying land by the estuary. Its east side is marked by gentle, dry valleys and a succession of ridges.The layer of gravel in Margaux was spread out by a former Garonne in the early Quaternary. Rather large in size, it is mingled with shingle of average dimension and represents the finest ensemble of Günz gravel in the Haut-Médoc. It is on this ancient layer on a Tertiary terrace of limestone or clayey marl that the best Médoc crus lie. All the conditions for successful wine are present : a large amount of gravel and pebbles, poor soil which cannot retain water and deep rooted vines.
It is customary to say that Margaux wines are the "most feminine" in the Médoc, thus stressing their delicacy, suppleness and their fruity, elegant aromas. This does not affect their great propensity for aging; just the opposite, for the relatively thin terroir imparts tannins which give them long life. The other characteristic of these wines which combine an elegant vitality, subtlety and consistency, is their diversity and personality. Over and above the flavour which is their "common denominator", they present an exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours which show up differently from one château to another.
Production conditions (Decree dated August 10 1954)
In order to have the right to the Margaux appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Margaux, Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labarde, "excluding the land which by the nature of its soil or because of its situation, is unfit to produce wine of this appellation".
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot
Soil: Gravel and silt plateau on a layer of limestone or silt on clay
Surface Area: 1,530 ha |
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