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Left Bank Margaux from gravel-clay terroir; Cabernet-led blend aged in French oak.
Château Rauzan-Ségla occupies a historic 52-hectare estate in Margaux, positioned on the Left Bank's signature gravel plateau with clay subsoil and southeast aspect—conditions that concentrate Cabernet Sauvignon phenolic ripeness while maintaining freshness from Atlantic maritime influence.
The blend is aged 18 months in French oak (40% new), a restrained cooperage regime that allows terroir expression over wood dominance. Cabernet Sauvignon forms the backbone, supported by Merlot and Petit Verdot in proportions that shift vintage to vintage. The estate practices selective harvesting and gravity-fed vinification to minimize extraction.
Rauzan-Ségla's signature is structural clarity: the wine builds tension between ripe dark fruit and mineral grip rather than seeking immediate softness. This is a Margaux that rewards 8–15 years in bottle, when secondary complexity emerges and tannins integrate fully.
Sommelier’s pick: Beef en croûte with mushroom duxelles · Roasted lamb shoulder with rosemary and garlic · Duck breast with cherry gastrique
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