"Composed of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot and sporting a deep garnet-purple color, the 2017 Rauzan-Segla has a profound nose of cassis, warm blackberries and black plums with touches of baking spices, violets, mocha and smoke plus a waft of garrigue. Medium to full-bodied with a great core of sustained, energetic black fruit, a frame of fine-grained tannins and a lively backbone, it finishes with great length."
94 -96 points. Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Advocate #236 (April 2018)

Chateau Rauzan-Segla has a long and interesting history dating all the way back to 1661. On September 7, Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan became the new owner of The Noble House of Gassies, from the de Gascq family. At the time, Pierre de Rauzan was well versed in the Bordeaux wine world. He was already the manager of Chateau Margaux. He remained with Chateau Margaux for 2 more years before joining Rauzan Segla full time. He returned to Chateau Margaux a few years later.

By the end of the 18th century, the wines of Rauzan Segla had become famous all over the world. Thomas Jefferson, who went on to become the third President of the United States ordered 10 cases of Rauzan Segla after visiting Bordeaux in 1787. At that time Thomas Jefferson declared Rauzan Segla was truly at the top of the Second Growths.

Chateau Rauzan Segla benefited from these huge investments for a few years before encountering new financial issues. For Chateau Rauzan Segla, this was a good thing as the estate was sold by Brent Walker to the owners of Chanel, the Wertheimer brothers in April 1994. Once the sale was finalized, Chateau Rauzan Segla immediately started to undergo a full renovation starting with a return to the original spelling of the property to Chateau Rauzan Segla.