4/14/2024 - willmark wrote:

14th April 2024
Sweet but very drinkable.

4/14/2024 - willmark wrote:

14th April 2024
This is a great wine; superb balance with finesse abs elegance. fantastic with seafood!

4/10/2024 - willmark wrote:

10th April 2024
Lacks character especially after the Com Tu..seems to be high in alcohol?

4/10/2024 - willmark wrote:

20th April 2024
Has a tart taste but opened up to a medium finish

2/3/2024 - willmark wrote:

3rd Feb 2024
3rd Pauillac wine for the night…same profile…nondescript…

2/3/2024 - willmark wrote:

3rd Feb 2024
Balanced but with very little structure for a Pauillac wine

2/3/2024 - willmark wrote:

3rd Feb 2024
Last bottle of the night. Considering the selection this turned out to be the best. Bountiful bouquets on the nose, medium to long finish, well balanced and full of elegance.

2/3/2024 - willmark wrote:

3rd Feb 2024
Lacks any personality; nondescript is appropriate…balanced but devoid of any character…

1/12/2024 - willmark wrote:

12th Jan 2024
Likely a bad bottle…no discernible character or personality..last bottle of this vintage left..

1/12/2024 - willmark wrote:

12th Jan 2024
Has peaked..no better then many 2nd growths

12/29/2023 - willmark wrote:

29th Dec 2023
Very dry and tight

12/29/2023 - willmark wrote:

29th Dec 2023
Good nose but drier than I expected. Medium bodied with moderate finish…allow another year of cellaring

12/25/2023 - willmark wrote:

15th Dec 2022
Still tight for a right bank; even after 17 years of cellaring.

11/5/2023 - willmark wrote:

5th Nov 2023
Allow to breathe for 30mins in the bottle. Before this too dry on the first mouthful. Then it opens up with mild fruit and sweetness and increasingly balanced on the palate wiry medium and slight elegant finish.

Good wine, reminds me of CDP

11/5/2023 - willmark wrote:

5th Nov 2023
Goes well with lamb shakshuka…

Good nose with a medium finish..

11/4/2023 - willmark wrote:

4th Nov 2023: not as sweet as I remembered…a little dry towards the finish…

11/4/2023 - willmark wrote:

4th Nov 2023: as soon as ever; great 2nd growth! Smooth, balanced and elegant…what more do you want!

9/10/2023 - willmark wrote:

10th September 2023
More maturity from 2014 compared to earlier 2019; younger vintage has good potential. compared with true right bank this is more dry perhaps reflecting it a left bank roots.

9/10/2023 - willmark wrote:

10th September 2023

Still tight; a long time to open up largely due to its youth…

8/19/2023 - willmark wrote:

19th Aug 2023
Though still yummy, Seems 5-6 years is the sweet spot..

8/19/2023 - willmark wrote:

19th Aug 2023
Rather dry, not as full bodied as I expected…

6/29/2023 - willmark wrote:

29th June 2023
To compare with same vintage 2012 Leoville Barton.

Colour a little more brown than anticipated..nose is muted. First sip was under-whelming with a sour finish, perhaps on its last legs? Improved with decanting in the glass. Still easy to drink but not the best Rauzan Segla I’ve had. Comparatively the Leoville Barton held its structure better with the fruit balanced through the experience.

4/30/2023 - willmark wrote:

30th April 2023
Served with Lamb Gyros. Less gummy compared to its 2015 sibling, a reflection of its maturity. More balanced with a clean finish..enjoyable drink..

4/30/2023 - willmark wrote:

30th April 2023
Served with Lamb Gyros…this wine is lovely and very gummy..perky and enjoyable..looking forward to the other bottles in the case..

4/9/2023 - willmark wrote:

9th April 2023
Superbly balanced after 25 years, just amazing….colour still intact and youthful…I love this wine!

4/8/2023 - willmark wrote:

8th April 2023

Light for a Margaux but balanced….medium bodied..

3/27/2023 - willmark wrote:

27th March 2023
Generally balanced but tinge of sourness at the finish..

12/4/2022 - willmark wrote:

4th Dec 2022 - nice nose but earthy…may hold off on the next bottles to allow these to evolve a little bit more..

12/4/2022 - willmark wrote:

4th Dec 2022 - opens up once allowed to breathe 10-15 mins…but nothing spectacular for a wine at this price point…

11/20/2022 - willmark wrote:

20th Nov 2022
Yummy even without decant; enjoyable as its youth is the primary driver of enjoyment! Lovely wine with a long drinking window…

11/21/2022 - willmark wrote:

21st Nov 2022

Short decant; nice wine but nothing special…

11/15/2022 - willmark wrote:

15 Nov 2022
Incredibly balanced now and grows on me as it breathes. The finish is rather elegant and has an air of distinction.

10/24/2022 - willmark wrote:

24th Oct 2022
Lovely colour..but seems still young…balanced with no discernible characteristics; perhaps still finding or settling into it’s profile..

10/24/2022 - willmark wrote:

24th Oct 2022
Really dry red; still tannic for this vintage…opened up significantly after 30 mins..buy overly dry for my tastebuds…

9/25/2022 - willmark wrote:

26th Sep 2022
Need to decant and allow wine to breathe about 30 mins; profile improved especially in the balance levels. Though Margaux this has a very much right bank profile…easy to drink…

9/3/2022 - willmark wrote:

3rd Sep 2022 - decanted 20 mins - we had this right after it’s decade younger sibling. The giddy exuberance of youth made way for a more fortified and forceful embodiment. The fruitiness of youth is translated into a powerful wine that is more elegant and enjoyable with medium to full finish..always interesting to have a vertical tasting to (potentially) foresee the future…

9/3/2022 - willmark wrote:

3rd Sep 2022: with Peking duck..no decant (should have as it opened up in 15-20 mins)
Nose was full of fruit, colour vibrant reflecting its youth…it’s fruity mouthful a great pleasure to the senses. Though youthful, it is working quickly towards a balanced version of it’s older sibling…tye finish is elegant and medium…

8/28/2022 - willmark wrote:

28th Aug 2022
Margaux wines tend to be bolder, beefier like Alter ego. This seems more like a right bank wine. Easy to drink certainly, very balanced but lacks depth perhaps due to its relative youth..

8/7/2022 - willmark wrote:

7th August 2022
Optimal drinking window is 6 years

8/1/2022 - willmark wrote:

1st August 2022

A very balanced wine with light and medium finish; easy to drink and reasonably priced…

7/11/2022 - willmark wrote:

11th July 2022
Great nose on the cork; chocolaty and a hint if seeetness. Did not decant, very intense and vibrant dark ruby colour. Wine is super balanced, soft tannins with a long elegant finish. Fabulous wine..will look forward to enjoy the rest of the case…

6/13/2022 - willmark Likes this wine:

13th June 2022
A wine that is in good form …good structure and reasonably dry on the palette…will add to the collection..

5/3/2022 - willmark wrote:

3rd May 2022
Colour is intense. Nose is evolving but has good potential. For 95% Merlot, the wine profile is very much left bank…very interesting …
Has good potential to evoke to a much more balanced wine in years to come.

4/25/2022 - willmark wrote:

25th April 2022
Lacks structure, extremely light

4/17/2022 - willmark wrote:

17th April 2022
Surprisingly dry..is it too young? Strange that it is this dry for this youthful wine..will try again soon.,

4/17/2022 - willmark wrote:

17th April 2022
Rick steady, big fruit..youthful and vibrant! Good wine eith a bold and Ling finish!

4/17/2022 - willmark wrote:

17th April 2922
Underwhelming!

3/28/2022 - willmark wrote:

28th March 2022: minimal decanting 30mins..

Wine colour is strong and vibrant, good fruity nose and mildly muscular..however, for a 6 year old wine, drinking very well…may be sweet for some but am pleased with the medium body and finish. Looking forward to enjoying the remaining in the next few years…

3/4/2022 - willmark wrote:

4th March 2022
Still well below its potential; lacks depth and character for such a premium wine….perhaps have to wait longer for its maturity …

3/4/2022 - willmark Likes this wine:

4th March 2022
Decanted 30mins alongside a 1998 Mouton. Blind taste for the boys to decide which they prefer.

The intensity of the colour is still maintained, vibrant for a 23 yr old wine. The nose still has hints of berries and fruity. This translated to a pinch of sweetness in the mouth. Overall typical of the big fruit Aussie wines but has mellowed to to a level that is more balanced and less over powering than in its youth leading to a medium bodied finish.

Last bottle but maintained so much better than the previous bottle I had in 2019.