2020 Château Rauzan-Ségla Margaux

Tasting notes

The first nose discloses subtle floral notes of centifolia rose and hawthorn. The delicate springlike structure is refreshed by sappy notes of white flowers. After a few swirls in the glass the nose develops a delectable chocolatey character combining praline and coffee. The palate opens up with its typical, velvety smooth attack and beautifully coated tannins. A certain dynamism underpins the palate and tempers the density of the vintage. The 2020 is a complex, powerful and expertly crafted wine that has overcome the difficulties of this very challenging year with aplomb .

Vintage Notes

WEATHER CONDITIONS
Winter: particularly mild
Spring: warm and very wet
Summer: very dry from mid June to mid August with
high temperatures in early September
Autumn: temperatures fell and the rain returned
in the second half of September

Viticulture

HARVEST TIME
Cabernet Sauvignon: 21 to 29 September
Merlot: 8 to 18 September
Petit Verdot: 25 September
Cabernet Franc: 21 September

YIELD
30hl / ha

SURFACE UNDER PRODUCTION
70 ha

MOSAIC OF SOILS
Clay-gravel soils from Terrace 4
Fine sandy-clay gravel soils
Sandy-clay soils

DENSITY OF PLANTATION
6,666 to 10,000 plants/ha

AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES
37 years

HARVEST
By individual parcel and intra-parcel, by hand, in small crates

SORTING
Manual selection

Vinification

AGEING
18 months with 60% new barrels

pH
3.74

VINIFICATION
Individual parcel and intra-parcel vinification, transferred into temperature-controlled stainless steel vat using gravity.

AGEING
In French oak barrel, with a medium or medium-long toasting. Racking via the bunghole.
Fining with egg whites in barrel.