Château Rauzan-Ségla, or Château Rausan-Ségla, is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Rauzan-Ségla is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of fifteen Deuxièmes Crus (Second Growths) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. The alternate name "Rausan-Ségla" was also frequently used until 1994 when the original "Rauzan-Ségla" again became the official name.
Rauzan-Ségla was once part of the vast Rausan estate owned by Pierre de Mesures de Rauzan in the mid-17th century. Over time, this estate was divided, and by the time of the 1855 Classification, had been separated into the estates of Château Rauzan-Gassies, Château Rauzan-Ségla, Château Desmirail, and Château Marquis de Terme.
After a long ownership by the Durand-Dasier family, the estate was acquired by Frédéric Cruse of the Cruse family in 1903 who held ownership until 1957, and until 1989 it belonged to Liverpool shipping magnate John Holt. By 1982 the estate had hired the consultant services of Émile Peynaud, and in 1989 the property was purchased by Brent Walker. Whatever plans he had, however, were not to bear fruit; in 1994 he sold the estate on to the Wertheimer family of Chanel, who installed a winemaking team led by David Orr (from Chateau Latour) and John Kolasa. Chanel remain the current owners, and they are credited with continuing to push the quality ever higher.
The Rauzan-Ségla vineyard extends 51 hectares (130 acres) with the grape variety distribution of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 2% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
The grand vin is Château Rauzan-Ségla, with an annual production of 8000 cases, and the surplus wine is destined for the second wine named Ségla.
Address: Château Rauzan-Ségla, 33460 Margaux
Telephone: +33 (0) 5 57 88 82 10
Fax: +33 (0) 5 57 88 34 54
Internet: www.rauzan-segla.com
GPS: 45.035171, -0.676078
First Growths (Premiers Crus): Château Lafite, now Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Château Latour, Pauillac , Château Margaux, Margaux, Haut-Brion, now Château Haut-Brion, Pessac, Graves, Mouton, now Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac.
Second Growths (Seconds Crus): Rauzan-Ségla, now Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux, Rauzan-Gassies, now Château Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux, Léoville, now Château Léoville-Las Cases, St.-Julien, Château Léoville-Poyferré, St.-Julien, Château Léoville-Barton, St.-Julien, Vivens Durfort, now Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux, Gruau-Laroze, now Château Gruaud-Larose, St.-Julien, Lascombe, now Château Lascombes, Margaux, Brane, now Château Brane-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux), Pichon Longueville, now, Château Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac (commonly known as Pichon Baron) and Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac (commonly known as Pichon Lalande or Pichon Comtesse), Ducru Beau Caillou, now Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St.-Julien, Cos Destournel, now Château Cos d'Estournel, St.-Estèphe, Montrose, now Château Montrose, St.-Estèphe
Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus): Kirwan, now Château Kirwan, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) , Château d'Issan, Magaux, Lagrange now Château Lagrange, St.-Julien, Langoa, now Château Langoa-Barton, St.-Julien, Giscours, now Château Giscours, Labarde-Margaux (Margaux), St.-Exupéry, now Château Malescot St. Exupéry, Margaux, Boyd, now Château Cantenac-Brown and Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) and Château Boyd-Cantenac, Margaux, Palmer, now Château Palmer, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux), Lalagune, now Château La Lagune, Ludon (Haut-Medoc), Desmirail, now Château Desmirail, Margaux, Dubignon, later Château Dubignon, Margaux (Dissolved in 1960), Calon, now Château Calon-Ségur, St.-Estèphe, Ferrière, now Château Ferrière, Margaux Becker, now Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Margaux
Fourth Growths (Quatrièmes Crus): St.-Pierre, now Château Saint-Pierre, St.-Julien, Talbot, now Château Talbot, St.-Julien, Du-Luc, now Château Branaire-Ducru, St.-Julien, Duhart, now Château Duhart-Milon, Pauillac, Pouget-Lassale and Pouget, both now Château Pouget, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux), Carnet, now Château La Tour Carnet, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc), Rochet, now Château Lafon-Rochet, St.-Estèphe, Château de Beychevele, now Château Beychevelle, St.-Julien, Le Prieuré, now Château Prieuré-Lichine, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux), Marquis de Thermes, now Château Marquis de Terme, Margaux
Fifth Growths (Cinquièmes Crus): Canet, now Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Batailley, now Château Batailley, Pauillac and Château Haut-Batailley, Pauillac ,Grand Puy, now , Pauillac, Artigues Arnaud, now Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse, Pauillac, Lynch, now Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Lynch Moussas, now Château Lynch-Moussas, Pauillac, Dauzac, now Château Dauzac, Labarde (Margaux), Darmailhac, now Château d'Armailhac, Pauillac, Le Tertre, now Château du Tertre, Arsac (Margaux), Haut Bages, now Château Haut-Bages-Libéral, Pauillac, Pédesclaux, now Château Pédesclaux, Pauillac, Coutenceau, now Château Belgrave, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc), Camensac, now Château de Camensac, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc), Cos Labory, now Château Cos Labory, St.-Estèphe, Clerc Milon, now Château Clerc-Milon, Pauillac, Croizet-Bages, now Château Croizet Bages, Pauillac, Cantemerle, now Château Cantemerle, Macau (Haut-Médoc)
Superior First Growth (Premier Cru Supérieur): Yquem, now Château d'Yquem, Sauternes
First Growths (Premier Crus): Latour Blanche, now Château La Tour Blanche, Bommes (Sauternes), Peyraguey, now Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes) and Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes), Vigneau, now Château de Rayne-Vigneau, Bommes (Sauternes), Suduiraut, now Château Suduiraut, Preignac (Sauternes), Coutet, now Château Coutet, Barsac, Climens, now Château Climens, Barsac, Bayle, now Château Guiraud, Sauternes, Rieusec, now Château Rieussec, Fargues (Sauternes), Rabeaud, now Château Rabaud-Promis, Bommes (Sauternes) and Château Sigalas-Rabaud, Bommes (Sauternes)
Second Growths (Deuxième Crus): Mìrat, now Château de Myrat, Barsac, Doisy, now Château Doisy Daëne, Barsac and Château Doisy-Dubroca, Barsac and Château Doisy-Védrines, Barsac, Pexoto, now part of Château Rabaud-Promis, D’arche, now Château d'Arche, Sauternes, Filhot, now Château Filhot, Sauternes, Broustet Nérac, now Château Broustet, Barsac and Château Nairac, Barsac, Caillou, now Château Caillou, Barsac, Suau, now Château Suau, Barsac, Malle, now Château de Malle, Preignac (Sauternes), Romer, now Château Romer, Fargues (Sauternes) and Château Romer du Hayot, Fargues (Sauternes), Lamothe, now Château Lamothe, Sauternes and Château Lamothe-Guignard, Sauternes
