1985 Calon Segur

Calon Segur

86Average Score

Bordeaux / France

Red

The 1985 was bottled very late (January 1988), which has tended to dry out the wine. Medium ruby/garnet-colored, with a sweet, earthy, berry, spicy, somewhat herbaceous nose, this medium-bodied wine is pleasant, but lacks depth and fat. In addition, it is fully mature. Anticipated maturity: Now-2005. Last tasted 6/96. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com

Robert Parker Score: 84/100

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Scores + Notes

Average Score

Elegant and spicy with a lean, hard framework. The ripe plum and spice flav ors are wrapped in firm, drying tannins. Needs some time to soften up. – Wine Spectator 1988

Wine SpectatorScore: 88/100

Robert ParkerScore: 84/100

About The Producer

The producer

Calon Ségur

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. De Ségur is reported to have fallen for Calon's charms and liked to say his heart was in Calon, with this sentiment making it to the estate's symbol which adorns its label to this day. The estate has made many fine wines in celebrated vintages but since its acquisition by French insurance firm Suravenir in 2012, its makers are now consistently harnessing the truly great potential of this site with critics falling hard for recent vintages.

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

St Estephe

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window