chateau calon segur 3eme cru classe st estephe

Château Calon Ségur

Château Calon Ségur, 3ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 2007

Name: Château Calon Ségur, 3ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Calon Ségur
Price: 1298.46 GBP

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2007
12x75cl
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£1,298.46

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

For some reason our visits to Calon always seem to be first thing in the morning when our palates are tinged with coffee and toothpaste, but it never seems to make the slightest difference to our enjoyment of these wines. The 2007 (which is blended from 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot and aged in 100% new oak) is no exception, offering as it does piercingly fresh high-toned blueberry and blackberry fruit on the nose, robed in fine minerals and backed by a warm oak structure, while on the palate there is compact blackcurrant, crunchy and tense with a coating of coal dust and fresh acidity. Medium weight, long and balanced, the palate finished on high, fine tannins. A very good effort.

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Critic Reviews

87+/100

Stephen Tanzer,

Vinous

Medium red-ruby. Redcurrant, smoke, pepper and tobacco leaf on the nose, with a hint of floral lift and a rustic leathery nuance. Quite dry, even austere, in the middle, with peppery acidity currently keeping the red fruit and smoke flavors under wraps. The slightly dry finish features a green edge. Seems distinctly clenched today; will this wine blossom with bottle aging?

date of review 07/2010

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