Calon Segur - St. Estephe 2018 (750ml)
Price: $203.00
| Producer | Calon Segur |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Saint-Estephe |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blends |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 1005614 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 99 Points
Easily the greatest example from thi
Vinous: 96-99 Points
A stratospheric regal wine Calon Ségur embodies all the best qualities of the vintage. Rich to the point of being exotically ripe 2018 reminds me of the 2014 in its composition but with more of everything. On the palate the 2018 is towering and statuesque with soaring structure and tremendous overall intensity. Striking aromatic top notes and bright saline underpinnings give the 2018 its energy tension and nuance. As in 2014 the entirety of the château's Cabernet Franc went into the Grand Vin. Inky powerful and explosive Calon Ségur is a headspinning wine. Don't miss it!
Wine Advocate: 96-98 Points
The 2018 Calon-Ségur is blended of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon 17% Merlot 15% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot (14.9% alcohol). It is anticipated to age for 20 months in barriques 100% new. Deep garnet-purple colored it needs just a little coaxing before it reveals seductive notes of baked cherries warm cassis licorice and smoked meats with nuances of hoisin camphor Chinese five spice and dried roses with a waft of cardamom. Full-bodied and completely packed with concentrated black fruit and spice layers it has a firm frame of grainy tannins and a wicked backbone of freshness giving an energetic lift to the very long finish. There's lots of brightness coming from the Cabernet Franc component in here but it is nonetheless a decadent expression.
Wine Enthusiast: 97 Points
This is a dense generous wine. Swathes of black fruits are packed with concentrated tannins. Its power is palpable as is its luxuriously rich future. The wine will take plenty of aging so don't drink before 2027.
James Suckling: 97 Points
31 Jan 2021 ? Aromas of redcurrants and plums with blueberries and black licorice following through to a full body that?s so refined and polished the tannins integrated wonderfully into the fruit. Fresh linear and persistent. Real clarity and purity to this. Try after 2025.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Ripe fresh and well-defined from start to finish this lets cassis and dark plum notes race through carried by a graphite edge and backed with dark tobacco warm earth and chestnut accents on the finish. Has serious grip and drive. Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2024 through 2038. ?JM
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