2019 Calon Segur
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Tasting notes
Very deep inky purple colour. High quality oak tones - fresh tobacco, scented clove and some focussed black plum, cherry stone, dark chocolate notes and light volatile lift on the nose. The palate is weighty, dense, opulent even. Very rich and ripe Calon. Tannins very supple (deceptively so) as build impressively in the mouth stacking on top of each other all centred around a dense weight in the centre of palate. Powerful wine with great sustain on the finish.
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James Suckling
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More reviews and scores
The 2019 Calon Ségur lacks the luster of Phélan-Ségur on the nose, though there is good concentration, black fruit commingling with melted tar and pencil box. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fresh with pliant tannins, cohering nicely towards the finish that has ample flesh. Lovely texture with a persistent white pepper tinged finish. Not quite achieving the heights just after bottling, yet this Saint-Estèphe is heading in the right direction. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
Tasted blind. A hint of wet wool on the nose. Some fruit on palate entry. Cool and fresh. Good balance, but certainly not dramatic! Dry finish. (JR)
As to the Grand Vin, the 2019 Château Calon Ségur checks in as 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, brought up in new barrels. This full-bodied, spicy, complex, decadent beauty has building, polished tannins, terrific overall balance, and incredible aromatics of spiced red and black currants, lead pencil, cedary herbs, smoked tobacco, and flowery incense. Complex, ripe, and even sexy, it will need just 4-6 years to hit the early stages of its drink window and is going to cruise for 30 years if properly stored. It's another brilliant wine from this estate.
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.