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Château Calon Ségur

Château Calon Ségur, 3ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 2016

Name: Château Calon Ségur, 3ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Calon Ségur
Price: 670.33 GBP

98/100

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96/100

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2016
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£670.33

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Laurent Dufau, Vincent Millet and Eric Boissenot produce one of the most sought after wines in the Medoc. It is always stylish, well priced, and there simply isn't enough to go round. Denise Gasqueton's decision to separate Capbern vineyard in 2006, coupled with the low density planting means that there is a serious supply issue... Laurent explained that their clos sits on a large ridge of clay that helped the vines during the drought. They recorded their highest ever IPT in 2016, close to 80. The wine certainly possesses good colours and there is no shortage of extract; this is a deeply concentrated and grown up Calon that oozes class and refinement. The final blend is made up of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc (the highest percentage ever used in the grand vin), 20% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. The bouquet is distinctly Cabernet with notes of cassis, violets and gravelly minerality. This is beautifully constructed, powerful but not heavy, precise, chalky, deeply mineral and fine boned; the tannins are quite profound and are laced with pure cassis and starry crimson fruit. An intense, finesse driven Calon with wonderful energy and mouth-watering acidity. Splendid!

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Critic Reviews

98/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Pure liquid velvet, sings of restrained elegance. Inky plum in colour, full intensity, with decades ahead of it, signature St Estèphe power and character. Damson, black cherry, olive tapenade, liquorice, slate, earth, closing in on bitter almond and dark chocolate on the finish. Harvest 27 September to 16 October. Strongly suggest that you leave this open for a good few hours before tasting if going anywhere near it soon (we had it in a carafe for four hours before serving). 100% new oak, with just 35% of production in the grand vin because so much replanting had been done over the previous decade.

drinking window 2026 - 2050

date of review 10/2022

96/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2016 Calon-Ségur has a very concentrated, multifaceted bouquet of blackberry, blueberry, cedar and wild mint. I adore this – so involving and so intoxicating! The palate is very well balanced with succulent tannins and a fine bead of acidity, full of tension and poise. Black cherry and blueberry emerge toward the satisfying, complete finish. A gorgeous Saint-Estèphe. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting.

drinking window 2023 - 2055

date of review 08/2020

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