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WEINWISSER: "was für eine betörende Delikatesse! Frischer schwarzer Johannisbeernektar, zartes Veilchenparfüm und Lakritze. Am energiegeladenen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, tänzerischer Rasse, engmaschigem, reifem Tanningerüst, durchtrainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten, vibrierenden, aromatischen Finale Wildkirsche, gepaart mit edler Cassiswürze und erhabener, feinkörniger Adstringenz. Auf einem großartigen 3. Platz dieses Jahr in der Appellation Margaux!"
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VINUM: "Tiefgründig, kühl, nobel, rote Kirschen, Cassis, Veilchen, Süssholz; am Gaumen fokussiert und voller Energie, grosse Spannung, dicht, kompakt, dabei ohne Schwere, seidige Tannine geben der knackigen Frucht den nötigen Halt, ausgezeichnete Balance aller Elemente; im Abgang von sehr guter Länge. Gehört auch dieses Jahr zu den Besten seiner Appellation."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple colored. Strides confidently out of the glass with classic black currants and red currant scents, leading to a core of cedar chest, underbrush, and damp soils, plus a touch of red roses. The medium-bodied palate is vibrant with exquisitely ripe tannins and beautifully knit tension framing the red and black berry layers, finishing long and fragrant. This is a finished blend, completed 2 months ago."
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DECANTER: "Cherry stone on the nose, rose, violet, strawberry and red cherry. Chewy and well textured, filling but gentle, the tannins are exceptional and the freshness is so well balanced with the fruit. So sophisticated, confident, smooth and utterly compelling. I love it, round, soft with lifted acidity that gives the tang with some liquorice on the finish. Energy and focus with real succulence. Still not a big wine, but this has plenty of style and refinement and a feeling of happiness about it. 0.5% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. Ageing 50% new barrels for 18 months. 55% production. 3.7pH."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "With a good depth of color for the vintage, the initial aromatic profile serves up violets, rose petals, currants, black cherries, licorice, and an array of spices. On the palate, the fruits are sweet, supple, and aromatic, with vibrance, and lift, allowing for length, and some expansion, leaving you with bright, crunchy black cherries, and peppery mint notes that carry through. The wine blends 63.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot, .and 05% Cabernet Franc. 12% Press wine. 13% ABV, 3.7 pH, yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. The harvest took place September 23 - October 11. Drink from 2029-2048."
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ANSON: "Inky colour here, one of the deepest in the appellation, lovely precision, great quality, the cool spirit of the vintage comes through in the sappy fruit, blue rather than black in character if not in colour, with black tea, espresso, chalk, lots of finesse, and still delivers flesh through the mid palate, with a touch of bitter cocoa bean on the finish. 22% press wine, 50% new oak, 3.7ph. This is the first organic certified vintage. 30hl/h yield, 55% of production in the main estate wine."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Frische Herzkirschen, feines Waldbeerkonfit, zart nach Vanille und Orangenzesten, einladendes Bukett. Saftig, elegant, reife Kirschen, frisch, reife tragende Tannine, angenehme Süße im Abgang, gutes Entwicklungspotenzial."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "A juicy, fruity wine with lovely berry and cherry aromas. Bright and vibrant, with a medium body and lightly chewy tannins. Supple in the middle, with a firm, medium-long finish. 63.5% cabernet sauvignon, 34% merlot, 2% petit verdot and 0.5% cabernet franc."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The Grand Vin 2024 Château Rauzan-Ségla checks in as 63.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, and a splash of Cabernet Franc, with the élevage spanning 18 months in 50% new oak. It brings another level of density as well as finesse. Ripe black cherries, cassis, graphite, spring flowers, and beautifully integrated oak all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, with solid mid-palate depth, ripe tannins, and outstanding length."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A blend of 63.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Cabernet Franc, the 2024 Rauzan-Ségla offers up aromas of minty cassis, pencil shavings and cigar wrapper, followed by a medium-bodied, soft and pillowy palate that's supple and open-knit, concluding with a melting, discreetly herbal finish."
