By Chateau Rauzan-Segla
Grand Cru Classe Margaux 2011

Estate Details
Appellation: Margaux
Designation: Grand Cru Classe in 1855
Production Area: 66 ha
Grape Varieties: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot
Plantation Density: 6,600 to 10,000 plants/ha
Average Vine Age: 35 years

Vintage Details
After a cold and dry winter, spring brought very warm and sunny conditions. Budburst appeared in late March and progressed quickly, allowing us to start removal of the unwanted new shoots in mid-April. The early and homogenous flowering was over in late May, approximately two weeks earlier than 2010. On June 4th, a violent hail storm hit some extremely high-quality plots located around the Chateau, followed by exceptional sunshine during June. A deliberately late, precise, and localized de-leafing prevented scalds from happening in late June. Cool and rainy weather arrived during the green harvest in July and allowed the vines to regenerate and start a quick and consistent veraison under close supervision. In anticipation of the harvest, we started tasting the berries in late August, earlier than normal.

Vinification
Fermentation: An average of 20 days in a total of 32 vats; alcoholic fermentation lasting for eight days in stainless steel thermoregulated vats with pumping over and pigeages according to daily needs; malolactic fermentation in vats with selected wines in barrel
Fermentation Temperatures: 28 degrees C for Cabernet Sauvignon, 27 degrees for Merlot, 26 degrees C for Petit Verdot
Post-Fermentation: Maceration for approximately 12 days with the temperature kept at around 27-28 degrees C according to each vat's individual needs
Aging: 18 months in French oak barrels with medium toast, racking with a candle every three months; traditional fining with fresh egg whites
[Information provided by DHI Selections]

Chateau Rauzan-Segla 2011 Margaux
Appellation: Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Rating: 94 - Cellar Selection
Winery: Chateau Rauzan-Segla
Region: Bordeaux
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Wine Type: Red
Issue Date: 2/1/2014
This is typical of the ripe and opulent style of this property with superripe black currant fruit. It's concentrated in flavor, but also structured with smooth tannins. It's a wine both for short-term fruitiness and long-term power and density. [...].
By: Roger Voss

Chateau Rauzan-Segla, Margaux, 2eme Cru Classe, 2011
Blind tasted by Jane Anson (at Bordeaux, 18 Feb 2021)
Part of Bordeaux 2011: The top-rated wines tasted 10 years on
Tasting Score: 94
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2040
Producer: Chateau Rauzan-Segla
Vintage: 2011
Type: Still
Colour: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Margaux
Sweetness: Dry
Closure: Natural Cork
Alcohol: 13.50%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot
Silky and well balanced, it stands out for its quality. One of the few to have the tannic hold that actually embraces the fruit with touches of grilled almond and cassis bud. This is pretty serious but there is concentration and plenty of potential ahead of it. [...].

2011 Rauzan Segla
Producer: Rauzan Segla
Place of Origin: France, Margaux Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux
Color: Red
Grape/Blend: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot
Rating: 93
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2040
From: The Comedown: Bordeaux 2011 Ten-Years-On (Apr 2022)
The 2011 Rauzan-Segla has a ripe, flesh, red plum, hoisin and sandalwood-scented bouquet, quite showy and forward, willing to give sensory pleasure now, not tomorrow. The palate is beautifully balanced, fresh and saline with fine grain tannins. Linear, but there is tension here that is missing in some of the other 2011 Margaux wines. Persistent on the finish - this is excellent. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.
By: Neal Martin on September 2021

2011 Chateau Rauzan-Segla
Producer: Chateau Rauzan-Segla
Location: France, Bordeaux, Margaux
Color: Red
Rating: 93
Tasting Date: 5/1/2019
Maturity: 2019 - 2039
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck
Source: 25 Years of Chateau Rauzan-Segla
The 2011 Rauzan-Segla is more red-fruited and spice-driven, with complex tobacco, dried earth, flowers, and cedar notes in the background. Medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and elegant on the palate, it has the firm edge to its tannins that’s common in the vintage, yet it has more than enough sweet fruit as well as impressive mid-palate depth and a great finish. A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, it’s another rich yet elegant wine from this estate that will continue offering ample pleasure for another two decades or more.

CHATEAU RAUZAN-SEGLA MARGAUX 2011
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2011
Score: 93
A wine with a beautiful aromas and flavors of dark fruits, minerals and dried flowers. Full body, integrated tannins and a fresh finish. A little chewy but will soften with age. [...].

2011 Rauzan-Segla
Rating: 92
Producer: Rauzan-Segla
Wine Region: France, Bordeaux, Margaux
Variety: Proprietary Blend
Color / Type / Sweetness: Red / Table / Dry
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Drink Date: 2020 - 2039
Deep garnet colored, the 2011 Rauzan-Segla displays a series of earthy notes to begin - truffles, moss-covered bark, fungi and tilled soil - over a core of redcurrant jelly, blackberry pie and mincemeat with hints of sandalwood, new leather and fallen leaves. Medium-bodied with a firm line of chewy, slightly rustic tannins, it has a great core of earth-laced black fruits with provocative freshness and a long mineral-tinged finish.
Published: 9th Apr 2020

Chateau Rauzan-Segla Margaux 2011
Score: 92
Wine Type and Color: Red Still
Reviewed By: James Molesworth
Drinkability: Drink now through 2028
Primary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Issue: Mar 31, 2014
Region: France / Bordeaux / Margaux
Lush and frankly ripe, with alluring plum sauce, fig paste and currant confiture flavors, layered with dark cocoa and black tea notes. The long, velvety finish has some serious latent grip. An impressive effort for the vintage. Best from 2017 through 2028. 

2011 Chateau Rauzan-Segla (Margaux)
Points: 92
This would be a nice wine in any vintage, but it's a true accomplishment in 2011. Truffle, earth, plums, black cherry and spice aromas come to the surface with ease. The fruit is bright, with good freshness and balance, finishing with sweet, ripe berries. [...].
Tasted Feb 17, 2014

Ch Rauzan-Segla 2011 Margaux
Producer: Ch Rauzan-Segla
Appellation: Margaux
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Colour: Red
Alcohol: 13.50%
Score: 17.5/20
When to drink 2023 - 2039
Published on 21 Oct 2021
Date tasted 7 Oct 2021
Reviewer Jancis Robinson
Tasted blind. Deep crimson. Slightly one-dimensional nose. Solid, rather impenetrable. Chunky. Not that gracious. Just a bit monolithic. But lots of life there.