Château Rauzan-Ségla: Tasting & Drinking
I think I have probably said enough about the quality of the wines from the latter part of the Eschenauer era, which can be, in my experience, exceptional. But what of more recent vintages? Chanel took control of Château Rauzan-Ségla in 1994 (and of Château Canon in St Emilion in 1996), and it seems that under the direction of John Kolasa direction, with the Wertheimer’s financial clout, quality here steadily climbed. I thought the 1996 in particular to be excellent, and both the 2001 and even the 2003 vintages – the latter not really one I would usually turn to – were extraordinarily good, crammed with potential for the future. Other vintages, such as the 1998 and the 2004, are less convincing, but these were less easy years.
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