Brand:
2000 Rauzan Segla
$228.00
(tax incl.)
Reference:
BOR010181
BOR010181
Data sheet
France, Bordeaux
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
13%
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Cork
WA 90
New
While the bottled 2000 still reveals a certain sternness in addition to tough tannin, it is sweeter and more expansive and flavorful. The dark ruby/purple color is saturated and impressive. With coaxing, notes of lead pencil shavings, black currants, earth, cedar, and spice box emerge from a relatively closed, firm, medium to full-bodied wine or, as the French would say, a classic vin de garde (for long-term cellaring). Although austere, it is a classic, authoritatively flavored effort that requires patience. I would like to see sweeter tannin and more flesh built into the mid-palate, but there is no denying the classicism and purity of this 2000.
