CRITIC REVIEWS
Neal Martin
Rauzan Segla has included more Cabernet Sauvignon in recent vintages due to new plantings and selection in recent years, according to Nicola Audebert. The 2022 has a dense nose that has dispensed with some of the opulence observed during primeur two years ago. There is plenty of concentration allied with less exoticism and extravagance than you might have expected. Scents of black cherries, bilberry, touches of peony and violet are later joined by subtle graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with wonderful balance and concentration, actually not a million miles away from Palmer in style this year. Quite saline and offering a dash of cracked black pepper on the Cabernet-driven finish, this lives up to expectations. It should mature marvelously in bottle.
JancisRobinson.com
72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot.Deep shaded crimson. Fresh, appetising nose; complex and sweet. Rich start to the palate with lots of rather sumptuous fruit almost obscuring the considerable tannic charge. This is a pretty clever package as the tannins are very ripe and subordinate. I think this will develop into something really rather snazzy. Lots of energy and persistence here. (JR)


