The Wine Advocate | RP 94
Published: Apr 9, 2020

Deep garnet in color, the 2012 Rauzan-Ségla reveals evolving notions of new leather, cigar box and stewed tea over a core of blackcurrant cordial, plum preserves and blueberry compote with touches of cumin seed and fenugreek. Medium-bodied, the palate has a lot of spritely zip with red fruit accents lifting the mature savory and spice notes, framed by grainy tannins, finishing with great tension.

The blend this year is 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, harvested between September 27th and October 20th, at an average yield of 36 hectoliters per hectare. It was aged for 18 months in French oak, 70% new. The alcohol is 13.5%, and the pH is 3.67. Drink Date: 2020 - 2042 

Jamessuckling.com | JS 93
Published: Feb 8, 2015

A full and silky wine with a slightly hollow center-palate now but it’s very pretty and chewy. Needs two or three years to soften. Very persistent and structured.

Decanter | D 94
Published: Mar 3, 2022

Intense bouquet of small, flavoursome red fruit and a precise – quite tight – palate that will benefit from further ageing. Perhaps a little austere, but true; reflects the quality of the terroir. Drinking Window: 2022 - 2042