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| | Vintage | 2006 |  Label 1 of 697 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Calon-Ségur (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | St. Estèphe | | UPC Code(s) | 000005248926, 087000337077, 087000347458, 087000355644, 3277035053760, 3364420037990, 3364420056793, 3419466174618, 3432780014675, 3660989073067, 3700274610659, 3701034102001, 616773324016, 649944085287, 714153133804, 870292000862 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 123 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by VoteferPedro on 3/22/2024 & rated 90 points: bought en premier and kept safe until now
Popped and it seemed ready to go
The rim is still clear and the core is ruby. A soft barnyard aroma blew away leaving mint and cedar smells
The tannins seemed soft and this seemed light and refreshing with relatively lucid fruit leaning towards cherry. It went well with a roasted chicken and seemed to gain weight over 2 hours.
Not wow but deeply satisfying (700 views) | | | Tasted by Rollerball on 1/1/2024: Splash decant. Classic left bank with a ton of tannin (esp after sipping some aged burgundy). Would have liked more resolution. Enjoyable if relatively straightforward. Nice touch of mint. Masculine and probably best to decant for hours and drink in the medium term - 2027. (1221 views) | | | Tasted by Romz on 8/23/2023 & rated 90 points: 23082023 - Impromptu lunch with the usuals. My bottle. Nice claret with plenty if fruit and limestone minerality - but slightly short on the finish. Best to drink it now (1254 views) | | | Tasted by Smahlatz on 5/15/2023 & rated 93 points: Some years since my last bottle. Tannins still assertive. Nose is more tertiary, although those aspects haven't yet fully developed on the palate which is lithe and cool. The finish had lost its lactic aspect and had become far more mineralic. Delightful. Just taking a peek into its drinking window. More to come. (2050 views) | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 3/24/2023 & rated 92 points: Bordeaux/Bordeaux blend theme over lunch at Asia Grand. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl 1855. Called by me as a 2006 Graves/Pessac-Leognan.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of toasty oak, dark red plums, grilled ripe bell peppers. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), fine high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with aromas of dark red plums, dark red cherries, red berries, blackberries, integrated toasty oak with sweet spices, ripe bell peppers. Long juicy finish with senses of structure.
Very good quality. Rather elegant Left Bank Bordeaux starting to drink well already. More towards the redder fruit spectrum.
66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. (2412 views) | | | Tasted by Mhbeaune on 1/21/2023 & rated 90 points: Probably worth more BUT I served it at 18c got a lot better in the the glass and towards the end at 20c lots of fruit showing. The style is a little on the dry side but it is St Estephe. Definately ready but will last a good few years. Tannins are nicely resolved. (2213 views) | | | Tasted by doug374 on 12/5/2022 & rated 92 points: Enjoyable in a country pate way. A bit bumpy, rough and good flavors. (2117 views) | | | Tasted by DrZett on 10/7/2022 & rated 93 points: Medium garnet colored. Beautiful nose with ripe cherries and elegant aging notes like forest floor, mushrooms and dried leather. On the palate sour cherries, dried blueberries, soft green herbal notes and dried tobacco. Soft and velvety tannins, completely integrated. Medium (+) bodied with a medium intense and precise acidity. Great structure and depth. The overall balance with the fruit, the tertiary notes, the integrated tannins and the precise acidity is fantastic. Medium long to long finish.
This is in a perfect spot right now. No need to decant. Drink now until 2030. (IG) (2229 views) | | | Tasted by doug374 on 8/20/2022 & rated 91 points: An enjoyable, not profound wine. Drinking well with smooth consistent core of acidity held together with a light touch of tannin. (1959 views) | | | Tasted by Suzyquatro on 6/22/2022 & rated 90 points: Neus van zwarte bessen, aards en tabak - Zuren nog niet in balans - Bittere chocolade op het eind - Nog té gesloten en heeft nog paar jaren kelder nodig (3 à 5) om op niveau te komen. (2141 views) | | | Tasted by doug374 on 6/8/2022 & rated 93 points: Two years from prior tasting and doing very well. A bouquet of flavors that are well integrated and satisfying. Smooth core of plums, graphite, vanilla and hay with the tannins fully rounded, no sharp edges. (2056 views) | | | Tasted by The_Cat on 5/26/2022 & rated 95 points: Deep garnet red. Nice red and black berries a bit cherry and prune first flashes of mushroom and cedarwood nice to drink but stays for one or two decades still well. Full bodied with soft textured tannins and long persistent finish. (1907 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 1/8/2022 flawed bottle: Déviante! (3160 views) | | | Tasted by rikipedia on 11/29/2021 & rated 89 points: Terroir-istes International - Christmas Party (post Rioja Tasting) (Savage Wines, Cape Town): Deep black red in colour, the bouquet is all Bordeaux intensity with cedar wood, cigar box, and gentle oak spices but more red fruits of Merlot than black.
The entry is full-bodied and more open with lemon acidity; redcurrant and black currants arrive whilst the tannins are gritty and firm. Overall the wine is a little stingy, with some shoe polish suggesting age but it still has a life ahead of it. Touch of spice and graphite on the long drying finish; this has a more old-school Bordeaux edge than new. (955 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 6/30/2021 & rated 87 points: Beaucoup plus de tertiaire celle-ci.
Terre, hummus et feuilles mortes surtout.
Un peu de menthol aussi.
Fluide et court...mauvais présage! (3774 views) | | | Tasted by swade on 6/29/2021: Open four hours. Earth and camphor aromas. Red currants, pebbles and tartness on the palate. Very strict at 15 years. Either shut or not very charming. I’ll score the next in a couple of years. (2906 views) | | | Tasted by jmoon on 5/31/2021 & rated 91 points: A bit flat, tight and lean straight out of the bottle. Needed two hours in the decanter to warm up from cellar temp to 19 or so degrees and find itself. Then it was a lovely fresh enjoyable well balanced red fruit driven wine reflective of the lesser vintage. (3100 views) | | | Tasted by The_Cat on 5/1/2021 & rated 94 points: Deep garnet red with brick red rims. Blackberry leather chocolate some sweet spices and some fresh truffle. Full bodied with ripe tannins and long impressive finish. At the beginning of its apogee but still another 15 nice years to go (3003 views) | | | Tasted by Orso58 on 3/21/2021 & rated 90 points: Still looks quite immature, deep red colour
Nose is dominated y red fruits and some spices, not a typical blackcurrant Cabernet.
Tannins are quite polished, with good freshness. Red fruit on the palate with nice length.
A very decent Bordeaux from what seems to be an underrated vintage, just starting in the drinking window, but should still improve from cellaring another 5-15 years (at least) (2796 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 2/3/2021 & rated 91 points: delicous and like so many 2006's, under-rated and just hitting its drinking window - this should get better and better (2289 views) | | | Tasted by stockett on 1/19/2021 & rated 87 points: A disappointing wine, but an interesting conversation piece. CS has the capability to produce a balanced and polished wine in all but the most challenging of vintages - so their 2006 is a mystery. We drank it over the course of 3.5 hours - revisiting it between other bottles - and it never fully opened as expected. Underripe phenolics across every dimension: tannin, acidity, and fruit character. The highly vegetal bouquet never quite dissipated though the intense potting soil / barnyard scent did moderate after 2 hours. We spent most of the time trying to dissect the wine and understand what's going on...so, in that sense, it made for a fun night. (1516 views) | | | Tasted by stamperb on 1/16/2021 & rated 89 points: Nose: Blackberries and cocoa; strawberries/farmers market. Palate: Tart strawberry and cherry, quite fruit forward, hint of oak and rocks on the finish. Very good, but hard to justify the price. (2273 views) | | | Tasted by MarcelloW on 10/1/2020 & rated 91 points: A classic St.Estephe in a good spot...very good for the vintage...needs a bit of air and food (3066 views) | | | Tasted by doug374 on 9/3/2020 & rated 92 points: Very enjoyable, dark aromas of earth, blackberry and smoke. (2831 views) | | | Tasted by Ricky99 on 5/28/2020 & rated 92 points: Very classic, cigar box, a hing of eucalyptus nose
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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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