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Tasted blind. Deep ruby colour. Slightly muted on the nose at this stage, it needs coaxing from the glass to reveal its floral aromatics but they are precise and elegant once open. The palate is charming, compact and forward, with soft tannins at the core. The fruit is bright and easy, this should drink well when young. (TP)
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The 2017 Ségla is soft, open-knit and quite pretty, just as it was en primeur. Sweet red cherry, tobacco, dried flowers, mint and new leather all grace this very pretty, nuanced Margaux. Floral aromatics and silky tannins add to the wine's considerable immediacy. This is such a pretty and enticing wine, especially for medium-term drinking.
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Ségla sings of warm black cherries, blackberry pie and wild blueberries with hints of redcurrant jelly and black tea. Medium-bodied, the palate is laden with straightforward red and black berry flavors with a soft texture and well-poised finish.
The 2017 Ségla has a deep purple core. The bouquet is very perfumed with red berry fruit laced with incense and potpourri aromas, just very faint metallic scents that dissipate with aeration and are replaced by marine/estuarine aromas (seaweed and brine). The palate is medium-bodied with good concentration for a Deuxième Vin: assertive blue and black fruit with a citric line of acidity. It needs a little more cohesion on the finish but that will come with 24-36 months of bottle age.
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.