Château Rauzan-Sègla Margaux 2. Cru Classé 2022 i trækasse

Wine Maniacs

Bettane & Desseauve

Jeb Dunnuck

This château has been firing on all cylinders of late, no doubt due to the talents of technical director Nicolas Audebert, and a wine that's going to flirt with perfection is their 2022 Château Rauzan-Ségla. Powerful notes of black cherries, currants, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and leafy herbs all define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, layered, concentrated texture, ripe yet building tannins, and a great finish. This is a legit great wine that's going to rival the 2010, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2020.

The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Rauzan-Segla is made from 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot, aging for 18 months in French oak, 50% of it new. A little swirling unleashes an explosion of black and red currant jelly, wild blueberries, and chocolate-covered cherries, giving way to a fragrant undercurrent of violets, underbrush, and crushed rocks with a touch of star anise. The full-bodied palate is built like a brick house and crafted like a Chanel suit, with a firm backbone of super-ripe, grainy tannins and impressive tension supporting a gorgeous array of floral, spice, and black fruit layers, finishing very long and with impeccable grace. pH 3.7.

Falstaff

Deep ruby colour, opaque core, purple reflections, discreet brightening on the rim. Fresh cherries, hints of cassis, a touch of nougat and plums, fine wood spice and orange zest; an inviting bouquet. Complex, juicy, ripe fruit, freshening acidity, elegant and mineral. Very long finish with chocolatey nuances. Full of promise, showing balance and delicacy.

La Revue du Vin de France

James Suckling

The freshness and clarity of the fruit is really something with black currants and cherries. Brilliant. Full-bodied, layered and round with polished tannins. I like the intensity and focus with such precision and gorgeousness. Is this the 2016 plus more?

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

Dark in color, the array of floral notes shoot out with violets, lilacs, and roses. From there you find truffle, red and black fruits, cigar box and cedar also come through in the nose. While the perfume is catchy, it is on the palate where the wine takes off. Texturally, the wine is drenched in velvet. There is intensity, richness, and concentration, as well as weightlessness on the palate. With this wine, the seamless finish must be felt, as well as tasted. The wine is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot. This marks the highest percentage of Cabernet in the blend and with 17% press wine in the blend, it is the highest portion of press wine as well. 14.5% ABV, 3.7 pH. The harvest took place September 2 - September 28. This is the earliest start to a harvest for Rauzan Segla. Yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was produced from 50% of the harvest. Drink from 2027-2065.

Decanter

Gorgeously fragranced on the nose with perfumed black fruits and pink flowers - smells very Margaux. Clean and crisp, a beautiful precision from the start with ripe and rich fruit but cool fresh acidity and sleek, fine tannins. A little shy, still compact and tightly knitted, but lovely detail, so well worked, almost delicate but there's still quite fleshy, plush fruit. Excellent concentration but delivered with an easy sleight of hand, expanding with time in the glass. Glamorous, scented, inviting, deep and seductive. A brilliant and totally moreish wine. Yield of 30hl/ha. 3.7pH. 17% press wine. Harvest 2-28 September. Ageing in French oak for 14-16 months, 15% new. In organic conversion. Tasted twice.

Robert Parker

The 2022 Rauzan-Ségla is a beautifully sensual, charming wine, bursting with aromas of cherries, dark berries and plums mingled with hints of violets, sweet loamy soil and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's fleshy and enveloping, with an ample core of vibrant fruit, supple tannins and a long, succulent finish. The 2022 is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot; and in 2022, the east-facing sides of the vines, which see the afternoon sun, were picked separately, along with anything that showed signs of stress.

Terre de Vins

The Vintage Journal

Deep crimson. Beautifully defined wine with pure blackcurrant, cedar, marzipan, roasted chestnut aromas and flavours and persistent fine grainy tannins. Finsihes bittersweet with chinotto notes. Lovely volume, richness and freshness. Beautifully balanced wine. (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and minute parcels of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot 60% new oak)

Antonio Galloni

The 2022 Rauzan-Ségla is a rich, opulent wine that very much reflects the nature of this radiant, dry year. Super-ripe dark plum, cassis, chocolate, gravel, cloves and new leather build as the 2022 shows off its unabashedly opulent personality. Even with all of its intensity, the 2022 retains tons of persistence and energy. It's a fabulous wine in this tricky vintage. Tasted three times. Drinking window : 2032-2062

Bettane et Desseauve

Alexandre Ma

The first sample exhibited some oxidation, while the second was brimming with floral aromas. The 2022 vintage presents a more mature and significantly enhanced fruit intensity compared to previous years. Blueberry jam and crushed strawberry scents are particularly prominent, the fragrance of dried rose petals, longan shells, and tea stems emerges with a swirl of the glass, revealing subtle hints of age even in its youth. In terms of mouthfeel, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2022 possesses a more muscular quality, sacrificing a bit of its ethereal nature. With better control over the warm sensation in the finish, this wine could achieve even greater excellence. It is recommended to enjoy this wine within the next 10-15 years. (17% Press Wine, 50% New Oak, pH: 3.7, Alcohol: 14.5%)

Matthew Jukes