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Lisa Perrotti-Brown: The 2018 Rauzan-Segla is blended of 56%Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% PetitVerdot. Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested from September 27 toOctober 11; Merlot from September 13-27; Cabernet Franc onSeptember 28; and Petit Verdot from September 28-29. The wine has14% alcohol and aging is anticipated to be 18 months in barriques,65% new. Deep purple-black in color, it comes bounding out of theglass with exuberant notes of warm plums, creme de cassis, BlackForest cake and candied violets with hints of mocha, Indian spicesand fragrant earth plus a waft of crushed rocks. Full-bodied,multilayered and sporting a lot of freshness and tension in themouth in spite of all its decadent perfumed black fruits, it has afirm, finely grained frame and seamless freshness, finishing longand fragrant. Seduction in a glass.