Calon Segur - St. Estephe 2021 (Futures) (Pre-arrival) (750ml)

 Pre-arrival 
WA
95-96+
JA
95
JS
93-94
TWI
90-92
V
95-97

Price: $115.00

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Producer Calon Segur
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Subregion Saint-Estephe
Varietal Bordeaux Blends
Vintage 2021
Sku 1005864
Size 750ml

Vinous: 95-97 Points

The 2021 Calon Ségur was cropped at 36hL/ha and aged entirely in new oak for a planned 20 months. This year the gap between the Gra

Wine Advocate: 95-96+ Points

A brilliant effort that will delight Médoc purists the 2021 Calon-Ségur wafts from the glass with aromas of rose petals wild berries plums Indian spices woodsmoke and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied velvety and seamless it's deep and lively with beautifully ripe tannins and an exquisitely balanced profile. In spirit this blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon 11% Cabernet Franc 7% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot is reminiscent of the 1996 vintage though the 2021 won't go through such an extended period of hibernation and will attain a much higher peak of quality. It attained 12.9% alcohol without any chaptalization saignée or osmosis. Tasted twice.

Jane Anson: 95 Points

This is delicious refined poised one of the wines of the vintage. Has the signature of 2021 in terms of cool and savoury fruits with graphite and gunsmoke aromatics. A cool climate Calon very different from the style of wines you have found here in the trio of 2018-2019-2020 but it is successful and a fine example of the savoury sculpted wines that were possible within the conditions of the year. Understated power juicy finish old school elegance. You can begin drink in around 6 or 7 years but will age. On questioning there were a few reasons for their success - they deleafed on both sides at the end of June for the first time since director Vincent Millet arrived at Calon in 2006 to aerate the grapes and together with the dry August were able to get some natural concentration. Harvest September 28 until October 14 100% new oak. 43% 1st wine 36hl/h yield. Potential upscore when in bottle.

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James Suckling: 93-94 Points

14 May 2022 ? Polished and perfumed already with very fine powdery tannins. So silky. Bright red and black berries here with sandalwood and orange-zest notes. Medium-bodied. Refined. 81% cabernet sauvignon 11% cabernet franc 7% merlot and 1% petit verdot.

The Wine Independent: 90-92 Points

The 2021 Calon Segur is deep garnet-purple in color. It sashays out with vibrant notes of wild blueberries raspberry coulis and cassis followed by hints of bay leaves camphor and cedar. Light-bodied the palate is delicately styled with loads of zip lifting the finely packed fruit finishing long and fragrant. The blend is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon 11% Cabernet Franc 7% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot.

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