2018 Chateau Rauzan-Segla Margaux Shaw + Smith with lime-edged acidity keeping everything

with lime-edged acidity keeping everything in check

but there is so much potential in this long-lived vintage

rosemary and honey

as we queried rusticity on the nose of the first bottle

It is enticing

2018 Chateau Rauzan-Segla Margaux Shaw + Smith with lime-edged acidity keeping everythingAromas of crushed blackberries and blueberries with dried flowers and bark, following through to a full body with a tight and powerful palate of beautiful fruit and chewy yet polished tannins that are compressed and impressive. Extremely linear and intense. Muscular, in a toned way. Yet it opens in the mouth at you taste it. 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot. 99 Pts James Suckling