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Calon Ségur 2012 300cl

3eme Grand Cru Classé | St. Estephe | Bordeaux | France
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Critics scores
93 Wine Spectator
Dense but pure, offering suave plum, raspberry coulis and black currant fruit, and tobacco, tar and iron nuances. This is integrated and refined through the long finish, but lacks the vintage's austerity. Very nicely done. Best from 2017 through 2025. 6,665 cases made. –JM
93 Wine Spectator
Dense but pure, offering suave plum, raspberry coulis and black currant fruit, and tobacco, tar and iron nuances. This is integrated and refined through the long finish, but lacks the vintage's austerity. Very nicely done. Best from 2017 through 2025. 6,665 cases made. –JM
92 Robert Parker
The 2012 reveals an opaque ruby/purple color along with sweet tannins, low acidity, medium to full body, and abundant cedary, foresty notes intermixed with black cherries, black currants, caramel and spice box. This medium to full-bodied St.-Estephe should drink well in 4-5 years (atypical for a Calon Segur), and last for two decades. Calon Segur has one of the top dozen terroirs in all of Bordeaux, so I'm waiting to see how spectacular it can become under its new ownership. Certainly the team brought in to push the quality is the right one. I don't know what the final blend of the relatively soft 2012 was, but I suspect it includes a copious percentage of Merlot, although Cabernet Sauvignon has dominated over recent years.
17 Rene Gabriel
Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Würziges Bouquet, floraler Schimmer, strahlt etwas kühlen Cabernet aus. Im Gaumen dann mit rotem Pflaumen und Schalenton aufwartend, diese sind sowohl süss, wie auch säuerlich, wirkt irgendwie unfertig und sucht nach Harmonie. Nur weil ich das Potential kenne, bin ich hier bereit diese Note zu zücken. Ich werde ihn dann aber in der Flasche in zwei Jahren nochmals ganz kritisch anschauen. Ein zweites Mal direkt auf dem Weingut verkostet; gleiche Eindrücke!
17 Rene Gabriel
Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Würziges Bouquet, floraler Schimmer, strahlt etwas kühlen Cabernet aus. Im Gaumen dann mit rotem Pflaumen und Schalenton aufwartend, diese sind sowohl süss, wie auch säuerlich, wirkt irgendwie unfertig und sucht nach Harmonie. Nur weil ich das Potential kenne, bin ich hier bereit diese Note zu zücken. Ich werde ihn dann aber in der Flasche in zwei Jahren nochmals ganz kritisch anschauen. Ein zweites Mal direkt auf dem Weingut verkostet; gleiche Eindrücke!
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Château Calon Ségur
Like many Bordeaux estates, Château Calon Ségur in Saint-Estèphe has shown significant developments in quality during the late 1990s. Their increased attention to detail during the viniculture processes have been successful in their production of more opulent, harmonious wines. Therefore, justifying their rank of Third Classified Growth as per the famous 1855 Classification. Historically in the Calon family since 1147, the property passed into the hands of Nicolas Alexandre de Ségur and generations later, Marquis de Ségur, the previous owner of the famous Bordeaux estates, Château Lafite and Château Latour. The illustrious Marquis, as the tale goes, said “I make my wine at Lafite and Latour, but my heart is in Calon.” Thus explaining the notorious heart shaped label found on each of the château’s bottles. The previous proprietors, the Gasqueton family, sold the property to Suravenir, a large French insurance company in 2012 - ending over a century of ownership. Today, it is no secret that this is one of the leading vineyards in the Bordeaux appellation, if not in the world. The 55-hectare property is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot grapes, and produces their greatest wines, the Grand Vin of Calon Ségur which mirrors the terroir’s essence, as well as their velvety second wine, Le Marquis de Calon Ségur. With the change of ownership, Château Calon Ségur opens a new chapter in its history. The restructuring of the vineyard, and the construction of a new vat-house and ageing cellar will allow Calon Ségur to better express the secrets of its unique terroir.