Michael Schuster: Tight, ripe fruit and marked mineral/gravel on the nose; very nicely balanced, finely tannic middleweight wine, fresh in acidity, with a good concentration, but remaining very Margaux in proportions; a pure, transparent flavor, ripe without being overly so, quite powerful yet delicate at the same time; dark fruit, marked gravel, easy texture, long and fine; excellent, warm, spicy aromatic persistence. Fine Margaux, fine Rauzan-Ségla. 2018–35. 16.5/17

Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Combining a broad, aromatic palate with a very fine tannic grain, this is more harmonious at this stage than its neighbor Gassies. 18