{"product_id":"chateau-rauzan-segla-chateau-rauzan-segla-2022-2eme-cru-grand-cru-classe-margaux","title":"Château Rauzan-Ségla: Chateau Rauzan-Segla 2022 -  2eme Cru Grand Cru Classe Margaux","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"rating__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCabernet Sauvignon 72%, Merlot 26%, Petit Verdot 2%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rating__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor so many years now, Rauzan-Ségla has been the pursuer of Palmer and Margaux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a dense black nose with blackberry and blueberry. A rich carpet of tannins. Licorice, but not aggressive, violet, but not too dominant, all woven together in harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the palate, it is a blend of an extreme amount of wine with licorice, chocolate, and baked plum. Endless power. Along with dark chocolate, seared meat, and a lot of intensity. Simply a lot of wine!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs is typical for Margaux, the wine still needs about 10-12 years, but it is certainly top league.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis 2nd Growth produces 120,000 bottles of the Grand Vin and the same amount of second wine from just over 50 hectares of vineyard area. The estate is located on a thick gravel lens with pure clay underneath. The vines are on average over 40 years old. In the cellar, more than half of the barrels are renewed each year. For decades, the estate has been steadily improving quality. Super clean harvest material, new stainless steel tanks for fermentation, and stricter work have long since brought Rauzan-Ségla back into the ranks of the absolute top wineries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yearreport__wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yearreport__header rating__header\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"caption\"\u003eVintage Report\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMost winemakers compare 2022 to 2018, but 2022 was generally much more concentrated and richer in fruit, more vibrant, creamier, and despite the extreme richness, surprisingly fresh, silky, and harmonious, also reminiscent of the dream year 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yearreport__content rating__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2022 is not as sharply spicy as the outstanding year 2019 and not quite as delicately refined as 2020. Experienced winemakers rather speak of a clearly more perfect reincarnation of the vintages 1982, 1961, and 1949.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the driest summer in France since records began and overall the hottest year since 1947. Not as extreme and suddenly hot as 2003, but rather evenly warm, promoting harmony, and very dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter heavy rain in November and December 2021, the following months remained dry and warm. The vines could therefore slowly adapt to the dryness with even flowering. The terroirs with the best water retention properties and very deep-rooted old vines were able to use the winter and spring water reserves relatively easily through the dry summer after an early and sunny flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRain only returned in June and then in the second half of August with 30 to 50mm. After that, it stayed sunny and dry with a long \"Indian Summer\" well into October and even November. Everyone could wait for the perfect harvest time, especially since there was no sugar-alcohol pressure due to summer stagnations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose with old vines and perfect terroirs who were spared from the increasingly frequent April frost and early summer hail could especially as organic winemakers rejoice over the complete absence of rot and fungal diseases. No one had to spray anything at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor organic winemakers with old vines and superb terroir, 2022 was therefore a perfect year never experienced before. Especially since over the past 10 extreme years, they have become accustomed to better-adapted leaf and soil management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Emilion’s and Castillon’s limestone cliffs, Pomerol’s and Fronsac’s clay soils, and the thick gravel lenses of the Médoc had hardly any worries with very old vine stocks except for a slight reduction in yields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Piemont Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55979550605694,"sku":"CHRZ-CHRZ-2022","price":134.37,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3474\/7428\/files\/Chateau_Rauzan_Segla_2022_front.jpg?v=1763683485","url":"https:\/\/www.piemont-express.de\/en-intl\/products\/chateau-rauzan-segla-chateau-rauzan-segla-2022-2eme-cru-grand-cru-classe-margaux","provider":"Piemont Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}