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Winery: Château Rauzan-Ségla

Country / Region: France / Bordeaux / Margaux

Date Winery was established: 1661

Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot

Alcohol Content / Volume: 13% / 750ml

Year the vintage was first released: 1865

Ratings: 94 pts. Decanter / 94 pts Wine Enthusiast / 93 pts James Suckling

Decanting Time: Decant only for 30 minutes to less than 1 hour. Decant only to remove sediments (wines at this age and high quality will tend to have sediments form in the bottle. This is completely normal and a sign of the wine's age and quality. Another way to avoid sediments going in the glass is to rest the bottle vertically for at least 1 hour so that the sediments settle at the bottom and pour gently or pour using a fine strainer.). Serve at 16 - 18°C

Our suggestion for decanting time is based on bottles we tried at Txanton in 2023. We guarantee that Txanton stocks are imported and maintained in proper storage within the correct temperature and humidity suitable for wine.

Good To Know: The former owner of Chateau Latour and Chateau Margaux, Pierre Desmezures, initially founded Chateau Rauzan Segla under the name Domaine de Rauzan in 1661. It's name changed to Chateau Rauzan Segla after the property came into control of Catherine de Rauzan, the Baronnes of Segla, who then named the winery after herself. The chateau has been classified as a 2eme Grand Cru Classe and is widely known for being one of the best 2eme Grand Cru Classe chateaus, making age worthy, sensually complex and structured yet subtly more feminine styles of claret.

Chateau Rauzan Segla's 2000 release was another highly acclaimed vintage from the renowned chateau. With several wine critics and enthusiasts including James Suckling and Robert Parker remarking on its ripeness and boldly intense style. Most of which also advise to give the wine at least 10 years of cellaring prior to opening. Opened now in 2020, the wine has been nothing short of spectacular. A beautiful medley of luscious blackberry and plum intertwine with hints of tobacco and deep, dark chocolate. The wine retains its full body while the benefits of good cellaring have softened its structured and intense tannins into a velvety crisp. The wine still drinks surprisingly young thanks to the ripeness achieved from the 2000 harvest.

In 1994, Chateau Rauzan Segla was purchased by fashion leader, Chanel, which also owns Chateau Canon in Bordeaux and St. Supery across the Atlantic, in Napa Valley, California. Since then, the quality and ratings of their wines have slowly but surely continued to improve as the change from aggressive machine harvesting moved towards careful and delicate plot by plot harvesting and sorting by hand. The use of high quality Sessile oak barrels was also widely promoted within the estate.