Château Phélan Ségur

Château Phélan Ségur, St Estèphe, 2008

Name: Château Phélan Ségur, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Phélan Ségur
Price: 419.47 GBP

92/100

The Wine Independent

88/100

Vinous

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2008
24x37.5cl
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£419.47

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

60% Cabernet, 40% Merlot, 43hl/ha. The 2008 Phelan Segur has a perfumed boquet of flowers, blueberries and high tones sweet red berries. The palate is tight knit with good concentration and layer after layer of sweet blue fruits. Although this gives the impression of a forward, modern St Estephe, there is plenty of structure. The tannins are round and mouthcoating which sujests that this will age gracefully. One is left with very suave, sweet compote flavours that are long and clean.

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Critic Reviews

92/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2008 Phelan Segur is composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. Medium to deep garnet-brick colored, it comes bounding out with exuberant notes of creme de cassis, stewed black plums, and sauteed herbs, plus suggestions of mossy tree bark, tapenade, and truffles. The medium-bodied palate has a rock-solid structure of grainy tannins and bold freshness to support the muscular fruit, finishing long and lifted.

drinking window 2022 - 2028

date of review 10/2022

88/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2008 Phélan Segur has a simple bouquet with blackberry, redcurrant, freshly tilled soils and woodland scents that seem to gently unfold in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, a little dry in the mouth with a simple blackcurrant pastille and cedar finish. I wine easy to like but difficult to really love. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 10-Year On tasting.

drinking window 2018 - 2026

date of review 05/2018

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