1964 Rauzan Segla
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The 1964 Rauzan-Ségla is a wine tasted on a couple of occasions, which is a couple of occasions too many. Anemic, shallow and underripe on the nose, it clearly suggests picking prematurely and diluted by that autumn’s rains. The palate is hard and raw with a green aftertaste. The best thing about the 1964 is the curious square shaped bottle! 688 barrels produced. Tasted at The Square over lunch.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 1964 Château Rauzan-Segla is a Bordeaux that you might euphemistically describe as "interesting". Others might just call it "crap". It has a wide tawny rim that gives away its age, and frankly I have witnessed far clearer 1964 Left Banks in my time. The nose is fully mature and in decline, strong bell pepper, almost capsicum scents demonstrating that the fruit was picked under-ripe before the rains ruined a majority of the wines on the Left Bank. The palate is medium to light-bodied with vestiges of red fruit. Masculine, tannic and slightly bitter, it attenuates drastically to the rather hollow finish and only the savory aftertaste is appealing. Bottles of 1964 Rauzan-Segla ought to have been consumed by now, though I strongly suspect that this Margaux was never top grade. Tasted August 2015.
About the producer
The Chanel group purchased Margaux Second Growth Ch. Rauzan-Ségla in 1994. Under the iconic fashion house’s ownership and – since 2014 – the guidance of winemaker Nicolas Audebert, the estate has seen significant investment and rapidly become one of Bordeaux’s most desirable.