WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 790; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2001 which is 868. The average score for Château Rauzan-Ségla is 837, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Rauzan-Ségla they use words like Tannins, Fruit, Full, Tannin, Purple, Fine, Ripe, Long, Black, Structure, Dark, Blackberry, Oak, Sweet, Purity. The 2001 shares all of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2001 but no other wine from Château Rauzan-Ségla: Tender, Lavender, Leather, Saddle, Majesty, Subtlety, Restraint, Graceful, Worthy, Wealth. The wine has significantly lower levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (12.5% vs 13.23%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2001 (12.5% vs 12.78%). The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). It normally takes wines from Château Rauzan-Ségla around 9 years to be ready to start drinking, and 12 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2005, Château Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Margaux 2005, Château Margaux 2006, Château Latour 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Brane-Cantenac 2005, Château Prieuré-Lichine 2005, Château Giscours 2009, Château Brane-Cantenac 2010, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Rauzan-Ségla 2001
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-07-02 |
gbp |
52 |