Château Rauzan-Ségla 2025

Characteristics and tasting notes of Château Rauzan-Ségla 2025

Tasting

Appearance
This wine reveals a particularly dense and deep colour.

Nose
The aromatic bouquet displays great precision, unveiling a pure fruitiness in which fresh plum and black cherry intertwine. This whole is delicately underlined by floral notes marked by violet and dark petals.

Palate
The attack offers a superb balance between liveliness and serenity. A fresh framework lightens and structures a compact, fine and almost satiny texture. The tannins, both nervy and silky, accompany a long floral finish subtly extended by a mineral touch.

Food and wine pairings
This cuvée will pair wonderfully with grilled or roasted red meats, such as a beef fillet or a rack of lamb. It will also enhance characterful poultry dishes with mushrooms, or, after a few years of cellaring, slow-cooked dishes and furred game.

Serving and ageing
Château Rauzan-Ségla 2025 possesses a remarkable ageing potential. It can be fully enjoyed after eight to ten years of cellaring and will reach its peak between 2043 and 2060, approximately, after the harvest to reveal all its complexity.

The elegance and precision of a great Margaux cru

The estate
Founded in 1661 by Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan, Château Rauzan-Ségla is a historic estate in Bordeaux, elevated to the rank of Second Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Now owned by Maison Chanel (the Wertheimer family) and managed by Nicolas Audebert, this prestigious property embodies the excellence of the Left Bank of Bordeaux. With a vineyard of around 70 hectares, the estate combines a centuries-old heritage with a modern vision, shaped by a constant pursuit of freshness and finesse and by a successful conversion to organic farming.

The vineyard
Located in the heart of the Margaux appellation, near the Gironde estuary, the terroir extends over a mosaic of soils made up of fine and deep gravels, resting on clay and clay-limestone subsoils. The vines benefit from a regulating microclimate and are entirely cultivated according to the principles of organic farming.

The vintage
The year began with a mild and rather dry winter, followed by a wet and cool April. May saw a sudden warming accompanied by stormy instability. From mid-June onwards, summer set in with very dry and hot conditions, punctuated by heatwave episodes. However, a strong temperature swing between day and night helped to preserve the freshness of the berries until the harvest, which took place under rather cool temperatures.

Winemaking and ageing
To craft Château Rauzan-Ségla 2025, the teams carry out rigorous plot-by-plot and intra-plot vinification. The grapes are conveyed by gravity into temperature-controlled stainless steel vats in order to preserve the integrity of the fruit. The wine then benefits from 18 months of ageing, including 60% new oak barrels. Alcohol content: 13.5% vol.

Grape varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (33%), Petit Verdot (1.5%) and Cabernet Franc (0.5%).