描述
Chateau Rausan-Segla (鲁臣世家庄园)
DEUXIEMES CRU CLASSÉ, MARGAUX
BORDEAUX, FRANCE.
In 1983, Rauzan Segla hired Professor Emile Peynaud as their consulting oenologist. By 1986, after an extensive renovation, Chateau Rauzan Segla was once again a modern, state of the art winery with 20 new, stainless steel, fermentation vats, and new, modernized cellars.
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.
In 1996, the chateau was restored. The project was headed by the noted architect, Peter Marino. Marino was no stranger to the new owners, the Wertheimer family. They previously employed Peter Marino for their Chanel building in Tokyo and for the Dior boutique in New York.
As part of the renovations at Chateau Rauzan Segla, the large tanks were replaced by smaller capacity vats that matched the number of parcels in the vineyards. This allowed for more precise vinification on a parcel by parcel basis. The cellars, due to an initial design fault flooded. Due to the flood damage, the cellars needed years to fully dry out before they were rebuilt.
Serious replanting also took place at this time. The new planting of Petit Verdot was planted. Historically, Petit Verdot had been part of the Rauzan Segla vineyards, but for some reason, the grape fell from favor at the estate. The series of drains were also improved. All of these actions brought about an increase in quality for the wines.
In 2012, Chateau Rauzan Segla began taking a more organic approach and started using Shire horses to farm a portion of their vineyard. The first two large horses are named Lionel and Titus. They are fond of carrots, apples and of course grapes.
Chateau Rauzan Segla, Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking
Chateau Rauzan Segla is planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. The new plantings feature more Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and the addition of Petit Verdot. This has clearly helped as the wines are markedly better since 2009.
