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Vintage | Wine 1990 |
Classification | Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Margaux |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Rausan Segla |
Country | France |
Saumur Champigny
CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 1990
Pauillac
CHÂTEAU BAHANS HAUT BRION 1990
Pessac Leognan
Sauternes
CHÂTEAU COUTET Cuvée Madame 1990
Sauternes
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL Hommage à Jacques Perrin 1990
Châteauneuf du Pape
Champagne
Saint Estèphe
CHÂTEAU CLOS DE L'ORATOIRE 1990
Saint Emilion
Sauternes
I hope I am not too optimistic about the potential of the 1990 Rausan-Segla as it is one wine that requires a significant investment in patience. It reveals an opaque purple color, but the wine is broodingly backward, with a formidable tannin level. Closer examination, however, reveals large quantities of sweet, earthy, cassis fruit, full body, and a leathery toughness. The wine is pure, with huge flavor extraction, as well as mouthsearing tannin. In previous tastings it displayed more openness and less aggressiveness. All the component parts appear to be present, but this massive wine has gone into a dormant state. Give it 7-8 more years of bottle age; it may be a 30-year wine.