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Calon Segur
Bordeaux
Burgundy
The northern-most classified growth in the Medoc, Calon Segur is a St. Estephe property of third-growth status. Production is around 20,000 cases from average age vines of over 38 years. Comprising of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc and 25% Merlot, the wine is aged in oak barrel for 24-26 months. Calon Segur’s famous heart label is reported to have arrived from a comment made by the former owner, Marquis Alexandre se Segur, who also owned Lafite, Latour and Mouton – ‘I make wine at Lafite and Latour but my heart is at Calon’.
| Vint | Description | Cl | ? | Cs | Bt | Cs | Bt | + |
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Tasting Notes: Bottled in July, 2005, the saturated ruby/purple-colored 2003 exhibits a tightly-knit, but promising nose of mulberries, blackberries, cherries, and hints of new oak and truffles. This 60% Cabernet Sauvignon / 40% Merlot blend possesses a gorgeous texture as well as an expansive, exotic softness, and 13% alcohol (according to the proprietor, Madame Denise Gasqueton). Generous and rich, this high class, full-bodied wine will undoubtedly be more approachable than its closest spiritual sibling, the 1982. Parker Points: 94 Drinking Period: 2009-2030 |
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Tasting Notes: This supple 1999 is an elegant, lighter-styled Calon-Segur, particularly when compared to the 2000. It exhibits an evolved color, sweet cherry and dusty berry fruit, and hints of dried herbs. It is a spicy, cherry-flavored effort with a style reminiscent of a Beaune premier cru. The blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc has resulted in a wine of elegance and finesse rather than one with a lot of stuffing and power. Drink it during its first 7-10 years of life. Wine Advocate #140 (Apr 2002) Parker Points: 87 Drinking Period: 2002-2012 |
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Tasting Notes: 92 points. The 1996 may not be as profound as I had predicted from cask, but it is an exceptional wine. Dark ruby-colored, with a complex nose of dried herbs, Asian spices, and black cherry jam intermixed with cassis, it possesses outstanding purity, and considerable tannin in the finish. This classic, medium to full-bodied, traditionally made wine improves dramatically with airing, suggesting it will have a very long life. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2028. Wine Advocate 4/99. Parker Points: 92 Drinking Period: - |
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Tasting Notes: As I have said many times since I first tasted this wine, the 1995 Calon-Segur is one of the great sleepers of the vintage (I bought the wine as a future for a mere $250 a case). The wine has closed down completely since bottling, but it is a sensational effort that may ultimately merit an even higher score. The wine is opaque purple-colored. With coaxing, the tight aromatics reveal some weedy cassis intertwined with truffles, chocolate, and beef blood-like aromas. On the palate, there is an element of sur-maturite (1995 was an extremely late harvest at Calon-Segur), fabulous density and purity, and a boatload of tannin. This deep, broodingly backward, classic Bordeaux will require a decade of cellaring. Wine Advocate #115 February 1998 Parker Points: 92 Drinking Period: 2005-2035 |
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