Poured from a 375ml bottle and decanted for 90 minutes. Consumed over the subsequent two hours. Aeration was rewarded on the nose as it opened up into a lovely lady. Wonderful! The finish was a disappointment as it was tight and lean with grainy tannin. The nose did not match the finish. Very typical of the 2005 vintage. What this tells me is that 2005 is the longest lived vintage of the ‘00 decade.
Great bouquet of dark berries, blackcurrant, dark berry jam, cedar, mint, undergrowth. Smooth palate, sweet yet firm, with nice acidity and freshness, leading to a long finish of spices, tangy and slightly salty as well as sweet elements. Very balanced. Agree with others that more time will not hurt this wine but great to drink now.
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Relatively youthful still on nose with a lovely spiced black fruit character. Very dense and compacted on the palate with a plush, fine structure. While this is enjoyable now, it feels like it has much more to give. Would cellar this for a few more years.
WSET Notes:
Deep ruby.
Pronounced on the nose with blackcurrant, blackberry, mint, graphite, cassis, cedar, clove, vanilla, tobacco and leather. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, high tannins, high acidity, medium alcohol, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for ageing.
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(RAUZAN-SEGLA) Segla Dear Friends, This is an amazing opportunity at this point and it comes about due to one thing - relationships. At barely more than the original futures price, this is a top deal on a wine that is never discounted. Whether it's this wine or the 2005 Malescot-St Exupery as the Wine Spectator Wine of the Year is anyone's guess at this point (with an outside chance by Casa Lapostolle and Guiraud) but what is certainly relevant is the amazing quality of this wine - one of the very best Left Bank examples in 2005. Margaux was the epicenter of the 2005 vintage and this represents a classic, long-lived example of Rausan-Segla that will tantalize with its masculine/feminine dynamic. If you are buying to cellar or as an investment, this wine should bring rich rewards - it has already increased in value by 50-60% since release (trading around $150 in most US circles): Original, unopened cases of this wine should prove to have outstanding investment potential with many years of growth and complexity ahead (in some ways, this reminds me of the 1983 Margaux on release - still one of the worst decisions I've made in the wine trade when I passed on a perfect lot of 50 cases back in 1987 for $700/case!) VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED STRICT LIMIT 5 original cases/person (60 bottles) - cases may be broken up into individual bottles - there is no minimum order (you may order as little as one bottle). This parcel is directly from the Chateau with perfect provenance: 2005 Rausan-Segla (Margaux) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Bord8690
4/21/2024 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Poured from a 375ml bottle and decanted for 90 minutes. Consumed over the subsequent two hours. Aeration was rewarded on the nose as it opened up into a lovely lady. Wonderful! The finish was a disappointment as it was tight and lean with grainy tannin. The nose did not match the finish. Very typical of the 2005 vintage. What this tells me is that 2005 is the longest lived vintage of the ‘00 decade.
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3/20/2024 - Duncan H wrote: flawed
This had gone
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3/16/2024 - Édifice Likes this wine: 96 Points
Great bouquet of dark berries, blackcurrant, dark berry jam, cedar, mint, undergrowth. Smooth palate, sweet yet firm, with nice acidity and freshness, leading to a long finish of spices, tangy and slightly salty as well as sweet elements. Very balanced. Agree with others that more time will not hurt this wine but great to drink now.
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12/17/2023 - VinhoVerde wrote:
Floral, berry-like aroma. Surprisingly closed and backwardwine. Tannic.
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11/16/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Relatively youthful still on nose with a lovely spiced black fruit character. Very dense and compacted on the palate with a plush, fine structure. While this is enjoyable now, it feels like it has much more to give. Would cellar this for a few more years.
WSET Notes:
Deep ruby.
Pronounced on the nose with blackcurrant, blackberry, mint, graphite, cassis, cedar, clove, vanilla, tobacco and leather. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, high tannins, high acidity, medium alcohol, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for ageing.
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