18 Rene Gabriel
Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Das Bouquet beginnt röstig, schwarze Brotkruste, dann etwas Brombeeren und Black Currant, zeigt eine schöne Tiefe. Im Gaumen cremig, erhaben und volle Harmonie vermittelnd, sehr ausgeglichene Adstringenz, im Finale noch dezent pfeffrig, aber das gibt ihm auch Rasse. Zum dritten Mal hinter einander die gleiche Wertung. Rauzan-Ségla ist wieder voll da!
94 Robert Parker
Deep garnet in color, the 2012 Rauzan-Ségla reveals evolving notions of new leather, cigar box and stewed tea over a core of blackcurrant cordial, plum preserves and blueberry compote with touches of cumin seed and fenugreek. Medium-bodied, the palate has a lot of spritely zip with red fruit accents lifting the mature savory and spice notes, framed by grainy tannins, finishing with great tension. The blend this year is 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, harvested between September 27th and October 20th, at an average yield of 36 hectoliters per hectare. It was aged for 18 months in French oak, 70% new. The alcohol is 13.5%, and the pH is 3.67.<br/>
91 Wine Spectator
A toasty, fleshy style, with a cocoa note pulling and pushing the core of blackberry, black currant and plum fruit. Picks up more range through the finish, with black tea, alder and loam accents, boding well for cellaring. Best from 2016 through 2024. 8,750 cases made. –JM