Château Rauzan-Ségla
The Wertheimer family, owners of the Chanel fashion group, purchased Château Rauzan-Ségla in 1994. Ranked as a second growth in the 1855 Classification of the Médoc, the estate had started looking shabby in the half-century before its purchase. The new team at Rauzan-Ségla, led initially by John Kolasa followed by current General Manager Nicolas Audebert,…
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In 2004, I had the chance to try the fabled 1900 Château Margaux from three separate bottles, although they were not the same wine. One was a château bottling, a magnum authenticated and recorked by the château. The others were a pair of Barton & Guestier bottlings. All three were served at a once-in-a-lifetime dinner…
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