Chateau Rauzan-Segla (Futures Pre-Sale) 2022

Professional Ratings

• 99 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.
  Barrel Sample: 97-99
• 98 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?
  Barrel Sample: 97-98
• 97 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  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.
  Barrel Sample: 96-97
• 92 Decanter
  Dark and seductive nose, savoury spiced notes, bramble fruit and dried herbs. Juicy and supple, a generosity of bright blackcurrant and strawberry fruit, clean and pure with concentration and energy. Lean, straight and taught but there’s a lovely delicacy and detail to this. Feels well worked, a little serious right now, but well defined with concentrated fruit, mouthwatering acidity and some appealing mineral notes. 3.7pH. Ageing 14-16 months, 50% new barrels. Harvest 2 September - 28 September. 17% press wine.
  Barrel Sample: 92