Segla By Chateau Rauzan Segla Margaux 2018

Bottle of Segla By Chateau Rauzan Segla Margaux 2018.

Segla By Chateau Rauzan Segla Margaux 2018
14% alcohol, cork, France.

Beautiful structure to this wine and feeling of freshness throughout as well. No quibbles about the flavour profile either; this is complex and attractive at once, with redcurrant, musk, an assortment of dried herb notes and a mix of undergrowth and sweet spice characters. It’s fruity, leafy, savoury and touched – but only touched – by polished, smoky oak as well. Everything here is in ‘what’s not to like’ territory. Whether it quite has enough depth, or gravitas, for really high points is worth pondering but not worth fretting over. The quality and feel of this wine is excellent, and it will age with great charm. 93+ points.

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Segla is the so-called “second” wine of the famed Chateau Rauzan Segla. It’s made using Cabernet Sauvignon (54%), Merlot (40%), Petit Verdot (5%) and Cabernet Franc (1%).

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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