95 Wine Spectator
Incredible nose of crushed berries, flowers, spices and nuts. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, long finish. Powerful and solid. Builds on the palate. Give it time.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2009. –JS
18 Rene Gabriel
96: Fassprobe (18/20): Ein phantastisches Bouquet voller Barbera-Süsse, Himbeeren, Amarenakirschen. Feiner Gaumen, die Gerbstoffe sind voller Schmelz und gut eingebunden, Süsse verleihendes Holz, ein homogener St. Estèphe und ein Calon-Ségur wie ich ihn in dieser Qualität noch nie erlebt habe. 01: Mittleres Granat-Rubin, zart violetter Schimmer. Würziges, zu Beginn schlankes, sehr Cabernet-betontes Bouquet, Veilchennoten, schwarzer Pfeffer, so richtige St. Estèphe-Rasse im Nasenbild. Klar ausgerichteter Gaumen mit einer bestechenden Vinifikation, wiederum eher schlank, dafür lang gezogener Körper mit gut eingepackten, süss ausstrahlenden, feinsandigen Tanninen, im Finale blaubeerig; Cassis und Brombeeren. Toller Wein für Liebhaber von ehrlichen, klassischen Weinen. 18/20 2005 – 2020
92 Robert Parker
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. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2035.