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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 109 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by CarpeDiem! on 4/15/2023 & rated 92 points: A wonderful, old style Bordeaux at its peak. Charming nose with sweet notes of mature cherries and raspberries, tobacco and cedar. Medium bodied, with expressive ripe fruit and phenolic notes, cedar, tobacco, chocolate and exotic spice. Improved against last bottle about 5 years ago, but consider finishing up now. (1665 views) | | | Tasted by Rani on 1/23/2023 & rated 93 points: Excellent bottle, the usual cedar and cool black fruit notes, some firm but resolved tannins. Took a bit to open up but was easy to finish. Paled a little in comparison to its younger 1990 sibling, which showed even better with more opulence. (1922 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 1/18/2023 & rated 94 points: Cedar; austere; light berry; balanced with elegant earthy finish. (2041 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 11/23/2022: United Cellars Bordeaux dinner (The Gidley, King Street, Sydney): Medium minus intensity aromas of blackcurrant, plums, chalky minerality, savoury, leather, earthy, sweet spice, a little pyrazines, earth, autumn leaves, umami notes, touch of bacon fat. Medium plus intensity acidity, chalky textured tannins, savoury, black fruits, fresh, a little velvety quality on the finish, very nice indeed. (2214 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 11/1/2022 & rated 88 points: Firm, with a stern edge, a bit of green in the tannins, and a crunchy red berry, peppery, herbal, cedar, and cigar-packed palate, this is a wine from a throwback from a different era that some tasters will like more than I did. Drink from 2022-2032. (3242 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 11/1/2022 & rated 96 points: Iodine; manura; tar; gathered; opulent; textured and deep; well constructed; deep rich blackberry with a sweet finish. (1440 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 6/29/2022 & rated 96 points: Third and last bottle from same source. Consistent notes. Earth, mushroom, spices, cooked black fruit. Medium acidity and tannin. At its best now. (1457 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 4/15/2022: popped open and i was quickly assured by several in the group this wine was corked. but not so fast, to my nose the most prominent aroma was a funky barnyard. only after that blew off in 10 minutes could i come around and discern the corkiness. Strange how the nose works. (1827 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 4/8/2022 & rated 96 points: Similar with previous note. Earth, mushroom, spices, cooked black fruit. Medium acidity and tannin. Its showing its best now. (1615 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 3/9/2022 & rated 94 points: Earth, mushroom, spices, cooked black fruit. Medium acidity and tannin. At its peak and will not improve. (1739 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 2/20/2022 & rated 94 points: Leather with texture; broad and complex; smooth long integrated finish. (1889 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 1/15/2022 & rated 93 points: Blackberry; earth; soft tannin; mature; balanced finish. (1750 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 12/15/2021 & rated 95 points: Leather and cedar; raspberry-blackberry; balanced; soft tannin; long tart and sweet finish. (1721 views) | | | Tasted by SARED on 12/4/2021 & rated 94 points: 94-95 (1260 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 4/14/2021 & rated 95 points: Leather, cedar and black cherry; balanced and lean; nuanced; soft, elegant and long with sweet blackberry. (1923 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 4/7/2021 & rated 95 points: Balanced earthy leather, cedar and sweet blackberry; good structure and length; drinking very well now. (1714 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 2/24/2021 & rated 95 points: Earth; tar and lead pencil nose; coarse and supple; jammy blackberry; integrated tannins; jammy, heavy, sweet finish. (1768 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 2/17/2020: Opens well after hour in decanter. Full, ripe, but balanced, black cherry and plum, leather, hint of mocha. Tannins mostly resolved, lovely long finish. A- (2805 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 8/16/2019: My WOTM (of the meal). It's very very young tasting. Lots of that classic Calon with the more green notes and almost a touch of the bell pepper and the darker spices and then in the background more black fruits. Very tasty. (3375 views) | | | Tasted by LWI on 1/19/2019 & rated 90 points: 1986 Left Bank Bordeaux: 1989 - should have been 1986, a mistake. VA, candied cherries, interesting in a weird way; fresh, but lacks depth and complexity. (4034 views) | | | Tasted by GuWin on 1/17/2019 flawed bottle: Bordeaux 1986 Stock, Oslo: Fjøstoner på duft. Atypisk bordeaux. Varm frukt, men den tørrer ut. Svak flaske (3763 views) | | | Tasted by Mnawacki on 1/11/2019 & rated 93 points: This is in its perfect drinking window. Still very much alive and singing after 3 hours in the decanter, rich dark fruit compote blending with leather, tobacco and green pepper notes. Surprisingly big and still grippy for its age, the tannins are fleshy and smooth and well integrated. Long finish. So beautiful and classic, a product of its terroir, the lower 12.5% alcohol showing how these older Bordeaux come from a different era than today's fruit bombs. Loved it...don't see it improving from here but will continue to be great for many years. (3184 views) | | | Tasted by raiachat on 12/25/2018 & rated 92 points: Notes from the vertical of 1989 and 1990 we drank yesterday on Christmas - We drank a comparison vertical of the 1989 and 1990 Calon Segur. The '90 was clearly the better of the two wines. The 1989 was beautiful in color - no loss of clarity or the beautiful dark red of a claret. The nose was outstanding. first taste after uncorking the 1989 was of the terroir.
I decanted toe 1989 and 1990 for about 2 hrs and it did not lose any body or flavor.
The 1990 was deeper in color than the 1989 and had more tannin left and body. A beautiful bottle - we drank it after the 1989. Clearly the better of the two. (2405 views) | | | Tasted by CarpeDiem! on 11/16/2018 & rated 91 points: A very enjoying old style Bordeaux at its peak. Charming nose with sweet notes of mature cherries and raspberries, tobacco and cedar. Medium bodied, with expressive ripe fruit and phenolic notes, cedar, tobacco, chocolate and exotic spice. Enjoy right now. (2315 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 3/22/2018 & rated 92 points: Last bottle of the case. Decanted for 1 hour. Nose has earth, tobacco, dark fruit and leaf. palate is smoothe with integrated tannins. Drinking at peak now. Very enjoyable. (3067 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, A Century of Bordeaux: The Nines (Sep 2019) (9/1/2019)
(Calon Ségur Calon-ségur Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2019, Issue #80, Another Look At the 1989 and 1990 Bordeaux - Twin Vintages Have Taken Different Paths With Age
(Château Calon-Ségur) Login and sign up and see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2014, Issue #49, Château Calon-Ségur: Changes Stirring at this Great St. Estèphe Estate
(Château Calon-Ségur) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (12/9/2001)
(Ch Calon-Ségur St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/8/2009)
(Château Calon-Ségur) Bricking medium red violet color with floating sediment and pale meniscus; shitake mushroom, leather nose; tasty, tart leather, tobacco, ripe black fruit and graphite palate; medium-plus finish 92 points |
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| Château Calon-Ségur Producer website - Read more about Chateau Calon SegurRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Estèphe Read more about St. Estephe and its wines Whereas the first activity recorded in Saint-Estèphe goes back as far as the Middle Bronze Age, the first vines date from the Roman Occupation. But it was the Bordeaux merchants who by aging and selling Saint-Estèphe wines themselves were largely responsible for this appellation's fame. And in the nineteenth century, noted for its prosperity, the great estates of today were created. The movement continues today with the merging of small estates.
A land of great wines, Saint-Estèphe is situated almost in the centre of the Médoc, close to the Gironde Estuary. The appellation is equidistant from Bordeaux and the Pointe de Grave.
The beds of soil are characterized by their remarkable diversity, the result of their undulating relief and excellent drainage. Quartz and well-rounded pebbles mingled with light, sandy surface soil are found everywhere, giving the wines a distinctive finesse. And the subsoil is made up of the famous Saint-Estèphe limestone, which outcrops on the west of the commune.
Tasting
Thanks to ideal conditions of climate and geology, Saint-Estèphe wines are characterized by their sturdy qualities and robust constitution. Accordingly, they can be laid down for a very long time while yet preserving their youth and freshness. Distinguished by a subsoil which is more clayey than that in the other communal appellations which lie by the river, the wine here attains a distinctive individuality : a very rich tannic structure, a fine deep red colour and an exceptional backbone with aromas of great finesse.
Production conditions (Decree dated September 11, 1936):
In order to have the right to the Saint-Estèphe appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Saint-Estèphe, "excluding any parcels in that area which are situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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