1978 Calon Segur
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A distinctly mediocre effort, with medium ruby color, a pleasing, yet one-dimensional, ripe, leafy, spicy, weedy aroma, average flavor intensity, and a short, simple finish. Some tannin is present, but this wine requires immediate consumption. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 3/88.
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A distinctly mediocre effort, with medium ruby color, a pleasing, yet one-dimensional, ripe, leafy, spicy, weedy aroma, average flavor intensity, and a short, simple finish. Some tannin is present, but this wine requires immediate consumption. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 3/88. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com
About the producer

Wedding gift lists traditionally include wine glasses or cutlery, but in 1718, Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur, the owner of Château Lafite and Château Latour and president of the Bordeaux parliament, received a rather more impressive present: Château Calon.