Château Calon Ségur, 3ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 2023

Name: Château Calon Ségur, 3ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Calon Ségur
Price: 468 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2012 2013 2015 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024

justerini & brooks tasting note

As with Capbern, this is another Cabernet Sauvignon dominated blend (72%), with the balance shared between 15% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Calon Segur is a hot property at the moment with a string of successes under the direction of Vincent Millet. Initial aromas of loamy earth, cool, dark berries, bramble fruit and stones lift from the glass. The palate is a clear continuation with lots of earthy mulberry, gravelly cassis and graphite - there's plenty of persistence here. It feels like the team has favoured a firm extraction giving this real depth and colour. We expect this to round out during élevage and rank amongst the top performing wines in the northern Medoc.

critic reviews

95-97/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

A blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2023 Calon Segur has a deep garnet-purple color. After a swirl or two, notes of fresh blackcurrants, juicy blackberries, and redcurrant jelly leap from the glass, followed by hints of rose oil, cumin seed, and mint tea. The medium to full-bodied palate is bursting with bold red and black fruit flavors, supported by fine-grained tannins, finishing long and spicy. Nicely done!

DRINKING WINDOW 2029 - 2050

date of review 05/2024

97/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Precise and confident texture to this wine, has higher levels of both Cabernets in 2023 than in 2022, having reached exceptional maturity, and personally I feel that have recaptured the heart and spirit of Calon. Skilfully made, love the violet peony savoury character, it's sappy and has liqourice root and squid ink salinity, along with tons of cassis and cigar box. The blend for this was built on Cabernet, and you can feel it. My favourite Calon since the 2020 vintage, hands down. 100% new oak, director Vincent Millet.

DRINKING WINDOW 2032 - 2050

date of review 05/2024

92-94/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2023 Calon Ségur was picked September 6 to 30 at 45hL/ha. As usual, it is being aged entirely in new oak for a planned 20 months. It has a tight, cohesive bouquet of predominantly black fruit intermixed with wild hedgerow, tobacco and melted tar. The palate is medium-bodied with impressive grip on the entry—quite fresh, with a subtle marine tincture and a touch of Japanese nori in the background. It gently fans out on the finish, but it remains controlled and especially linear for Calon-Ségur, perhaps less swayed by the Merlot (15% of the blend). Classy.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2060

date of review 04/2024

94-96/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2023 Calon-Segur is another en primeur success for this resurgent Saint-Estephe third growth. Wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, wild berries and plums, it's medium to full-bodied, cool and layered, with a deep and integrated core, terrific concentration, lively acids and refined structuring tannins, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. It's a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot that checks in at 14% alcohol.

date of review 04/2024