Wine Chateau Rauzan-Segla, 2007, 1.5 L
Tasting Notes
Wine beautiful dark ruby color.
In the bright, deep, elegant, soft and fruity taste of wine is dominated by notes of ripe cherries, leather, red fruit, cedar and cranberry.
The aroma of the wine reveals the nuances of green vegetables, red currant, cherry, graphite, cedar, cherry, cranberry and delicate flowers, wrapped expressive shades haze.
The wine will be an excellent couple of meat dishes, game, cheeses and delicacies.
Interesting Facts
"Chateau Rauzan-Segla", 2007 is made from grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, grown in the vineyards of Grand Cru Class. Average yield - 43 hl / ha. Yields are regulated green fees during the summer. The berries are harvested by hand and sorted into 20-pound boxes, then the grapes are mechanically separated from the ridges. Alcoholic fermentation lasts from 5 to 6 days at a maximum temperature of 29 ° C. After maceration, lasting 21-23 days, followed by a secondary malolactic fermentation. Excerpt wine occurs over 18-20 months in oak barrels Tronse, 60% of which - new. Aging potential of wine - more than 15 years.
In 2007, despite the cold winter months, due to the wet weather and the March high temperatures in April, began early flowering vines in mid-May. In July and August, keep cool and wet weather, which is why ripening slowed considerably. But, as if by magic, cold summer gave way to a very warm lingering autumn, which provided an excellent ripening.
Chateau Rauzan Segla tops the list of manufacturers in their class, and around Bordeaux is second only to recognized grandees such as Château Latour, Château Margaux, Château Haut-Brion and Mouton Rothschild. Chateau Rauzan Seglya always had a reputation potentially excellent wine producer, but since the early 80s, he proved it in practice, began releasing a series of wines of the highest quality, which has continued to this day.
Chateau Rauzan-story Segla began under King Louis XIV, in 1661, when Pierre de Rauzan became the owner of the estate. Pierre was very rich and powerful man with an excellent reputation among wine merchants Bordeaux region. For many years, generations of families Rosanne successfully managed the estate, turning it into a prosperous and thriving winery.
Chateau Rauzan-Segla finally won its impeccable reputation in the world of wine at the end of the eighteenth century. Buildings that are now on the estate were built in 1903 by Frederick the owner Crusoe. In 1956 Chateau Rauzan Segla was sold, and over the next 30 years, it changed hands several times. In 1994, the House of Chanel buys Rauzan-Segla that breathed new life into the Chateau.
Chateau Rauzan Segla owns 52 hectares of vines (61% Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot 35%, 4% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot), located outside of Margot. The average yield - 45 hl / ha. Soil: deep, gravel, clay layers at different levels. Average age of vines - 27 (some 50 years). Stocking density - 6600-10000 per hectare. Yields are regulated green fees during the summer. The berries are harvested by hand and sorted into 20-pound boxes. Thereafter grapes mechanically separated from the ridges.
