4/24/2024 - Vinophil2000 Likes this wine:

Rotbeerig, indbesondere Erdbere, Kirsche. Leichtgewichtig. Mit Luft mehr und mehr Aromatik. Ein Leichtgewicht aber elegant und ausgeglichen und voll intakt. Moderate 12,5 % Vol.
87-89 Punkte. Bis 2026.
Von Jochen D.

4/24/2024 - DaleW wrote:

Bigger than other 2 70s, lots of oomph, all cassis with some green herbs and smoke. B+/A-

4/22/2024 - englishman's claret wrote:

The 2001 Calon Ségur has a serious disposition, austere rather than generous but appealing nonetheless with a nose full of red cherry, redcurrant, juniper, warm cedar, and Iberian ham. Rather austere in the mouth, the fruit reluctant but the tannin present front and center! Lithe and well-proportioned, this offers plenty of pleasure in its slightly introverted way.

4/21/2024 - Joelene wrote:

Still drinking well

4/19/2024 - Cremuel Likes this wine:

Bob's cellar. Pnp - ruby red, evident bricking. Nose has a reductive funk, very distant red cherry, black pepper, twist of liquorice and menthol, a sharp red acidity edge. Muted on tasting, faded acidity, all very subdued. Hmm! Needs to evolve. A few hours later the nose has developed more dark fruit, black cherry, and the bright acidity is still very present. Taste has developed too, tannins are firm, bright redcurrant is sharply there, some cigar box and compost base layer, earthy and mushrooms. Mature and ok, not that exciting. Agree with others on this needs drinking up.

4/13/2024 - sastewart wrote:

Futures purchase, stored at 55 degrees and decanted 2 hours ahead alongside a 2000 Calon Segur. Nose of black, brambly fruits, tobacco and cigar box. Medium to medium plus body, lower acid and silky tannins framing a core of black fruits - beautiful balance. I liked this better than the 2000 we poured alongside. In a great place, ready but no rush. 93 points.

4/19/2024 - winecoffee wrote:

You have to like really old wine to enjoy this wine. Very mellow. Last fruit holding onto it. Gave a bad rotten egg smell when first opened but dissipated with decanting. Enjoyed it.

Just subtle weak plum and red berry notes on the palate.

4/17/2024 - euroyup wrote:

Only short notes. At the first day with food mature notes in the taste, even already a bit tired. A bit more complexity than in 2022. At the fourt day ramarkably different: more lively, more fruit, rather domninant and a bit burning alcohol. More four-square. What to hink of this wine? 88-89.

4/15/2024 - wineotim wrote:

Very typical graphite pencil lead aromas and flavors here. Medium dark violet color, doesn't show the density and concentration like the '16 did. Tannins are a bit tamer too. More elegance than power.

4/14/2024 - RKcellar Likes this wine:

My first fully mature Bordeaux. Sat upright for 3 days to work the sediment down to the bottom. Bursting with tertiary earthiness, leather, tomato leaf, basil/herb. evolved and morphed from red to black fruit. raisinated and caramel and then, at the finish, fresh red fruit. a fun experience worth seeking out

4/13/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

An easy afternoon with close friends (@ PdV): Dark berries and smoke in the bouquet. On the palate a sweet start with vanilla, well dosed oak, firm acidity and sticky tannin. A lot of sweet impressions. The wine is still in its infant stage but already delicious. 94 - 95+

4/8/2024 - ERU wrote:

Total Eclipse Wine. Decanted two hours.

Past its peak. A rather fine nose of muted fruit and leather. Palate of faint fruit, leather and soil. Finish was 5 seconds, then gone without a whisper.

Glad to have had this experience. All the heart and toil people put into crafting this light held together with moisture shouldn’t be so negated by someone like me who is passing judgement while I have a day job clicking a mouse and a wondering which past fork in the road I choose unwisely. So, while no <pause> moment for me, I felt lucky and good to have a taste of this.

Also, the Total Eclipse was fucking awesome. The biblical awesome, not the present-day shadow of the word.

4/12/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Rich ripe black fruits, tasty off the cork pull.

4/8/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

JH tasting

3/25/2024 - Jamieson12o Likes this wine:

2004 Bordeaux at Blacklock, City, with NLWTS (Blacklock, City): Acidity pretty prominent. Medium bodied (much lighter bodied than the ‘04 Montrose tasted alongside). Still a ways off ‘full’ maturity on the palate, but it doesn’t feel like it has much stuffing left in the tank in terms of structure; what tannins are present dissipate pretty quickly. This is good, albeit I had higher hopes! Just not hitting the heights I had hoped for.

4/7/2024 - OmiyaDrinker wrote:

Note from day two. Pronounced exotic nose of blackberry, dark plum, cassis, forest floor, five spice. Some emerging tertiary notes of mushroom and leather which weren’t there on day one. Full bodied on the palate with plush, velvety mouthfeel, very ripe tannin, and long balanced finish. Outstanding. I think it’s drinking well at 15 years of age and happy to have opened my case at this point. The emerging tertiary character will evolve however so also happy to be drinking this over the next 15 years.

4/6/2024 - aagrawal wrote:

Stood up for months and decanted off age-appropriate sediment. Deep ruby with age-appropriate bricking; medium-plus intensity aromatics with blackberry, capsicum, tobacco, smoky cedar, forest floor; palate is medium-full bodied, refreshing medium-plus acidity throughout, very balanced medium alcohol (honestly could be 12.5%), perfect balance of some residual youthful fruit with early tertiary complexity and fully integrated tannins; medium length finish. This is superbly balanced bordeaux at maturity, showing impeccable fruit and additional complexity. Ready to go immediately after decanting, but this should have a few years left in it. (Also ready to go now, and I'll start drinking through my bottles.) Unlike my note from 2018, this wasn't at all thin through the midpalate and seems balanced throughout. Of note, none of the rustic tannin-heavy feel of most St. Estephe. The balance on this is really a standout. 94
Double decanted when first opened, retasted 5-6 hours later and this had started to fade a bit and lose some vibrancy. Drink when first opened.

4/6/2024 - Butch1970 wrote:

Just delicious uncomplicated Bordeaux very much in the mold of the rich 2009 vintage. Firm, masculine structure with plenty of fruit. Lovely. If all bottles of wine have the same QPR as this, the (wine) world would be a much better place!

3/25/2024 - kenv Likes this wine:

[Dinner at Salil's. Double decanted an hour and a half before serving.] Loads of rich fruit in the nose with hints of leather and cigar box. Rich red currants and graphite in the mouth. Expansive. A terrific Bordeaux with a long life ahead.

4/4/2024 - racerchris Likes this wine:

The godfather (donjcorleone) speaks for me. :)

4/4/2024 - calypse Likes this wine:

I agree with Eric's tasting note from Nov 2023: Fruit-forward but not clumsy. Elegant despite its modern style. High-quality (albeit currently still somewhat rough) tannins. 92+

4/1/2024 - oleksarewa Likes this wine:

Decanted for about 3 hours. Opened up nicely. Chocolate, caramel and some forest floor on the palate. Still quite fair bit behind it but drinking quite nicely now!

3/23/2024 - chatters wrote:

After the two Burgundies this was a pleasant surprise. Fairly pure blackcurrant fruit backed by sweet spice, touch of vanilla, a little plum and red berry here as well. Obviously meant to be their DYA but has the stuffing to go for a few more years...

3/31/2024 - Winemaker51 Likes this wine:

This wine is the most expressive of St. Estephe terroir I’ve ever experienced. Was even better the following day. Will improve with more age. Also, cassis, Cabernet spice and exotic oak. Not particularly rich and jammy; but classic Bordeaux black fruits. A few lingering tannins; yet not excessive. To fully enjoy; I’d give it a 6 to 8 hr decant. Better yet, overnight

3/31/2024 - Yourcenar Likes this wine:

At last, this wine is reaching its maturity and patience is rewarded

3/31/2024 - RickyT12 Likes this wine:

Decanted 1 hour
Dark ruby red.
It needed the decant. Very tight.
Cherry, wax, red rope licorice, a bit of dusty boot, green pepper. Still feels very young amazingly. Hints of secondary characteristics coming out. Great mouthfeel and mouth coating. Cherry ludens. Very good wine

3/29/2024 - melvinyeowq wrote:

Bordeaux night: Initially muted with all tannins and no fruit, rather burly and clumsy that almost everyone didn’t like it. Revisited a couple of hours later and a wonderful opaque core of black fruit emerged to balance out the drying tannins. A little more modern than I would have liked but not overly so.

3/30/2024 - stefad Likes this wine:

Bouteille sur son plateau mais qui peut-être attendue encore 5 ans sans problème (voir plus), cela certainement corrélé avec son assemblage de 72% de Cabernet Sauvignon et 28 % Merlot.
Arômes de boite à cigares, tanins nobles, belle allonge… que du plaisir !
91+

3/29/2024 - DrWine74 wrote:

Purchased x-Chateau in 2023 through my normally reputable wine merchant.
An oddly fruity wine. Odd the operative term. Big blackberry jam flavors but too fat. No acid. Nose is a mix of horse manure, horse, saddle leather, and flowers. What a mixed up wine. To some it could be drinkable. I advise don't waste your time. On final thought, would probably pair with some really stinky French Cheese.

3/29/2024 - Ianjaig Likes this wine:

My last bottle of this bought EP. Perhaps the most complex of the three wines had - full bodied, tannic and earthy with a long finish. It did change quite a bit during the night with some 'dustiness' coming through as well. An interesting wine.

3/24/2024 - Eric wrote:

2004 Bordeaux at 20 years courtesy of Mark Taylor; 3/23/2024-3/24/2024 (Atlanta, GA): Mmm, lead pencil, green, LEAFY, wonderful, wonderful vegetal aspect if you like that. Personally I just love the herbal character, very reminiscent of a recent 2000 Figeac, spicy, leafy, tobacco, nice red fruit, tart. Almost like a rich Chinon. My #5 and the group #6. Correctly guessed as Calon-Ségur.

3/25/2024 - oenanthe Likes this wine:

Bordeaux 2004 20 years on Part 1 (Blacklock City): Tight. Tighter than the Montrose, as least to my palate. Marked note of herbs, mint tea, not exactly fruit-laden. This is as straight-laced as they come, not gruff or grumpy, just very linear and strict. It gains some sweetness, some red fruit peeking out with time, whereas the Montrose remained dark the whole way through. An overwhelming feeling of restrained elegance, of having been made to be reserved and distant. And fully fulfilling that objective!

3/25/2024 - salil wrote:

Double decanted an hour and a half before serving. Terrific old school claret here - black fruit, cedar, tobacco, greener herbal notes, and a more savoury earthy/graphite character all come together seamlessly on a medium weight frame. It's not a big wine, but there's remarkable intensity to the aromatics, and a striking palate presence with bright acids giving it a sense of lift and vibrancy. Lovely wine that still has years ahead - I'll hold my remaining bottles a while longer.

3/25/2024 - NickA Likes this wine:

Jonathan's 2004 horizontal (Blacklock City): A classic Left Bank nose, with some hints of spice to add interest. Despite having been double-decanted the morning before the dinner, still pretty tannic and lacking in mid-palate amplitude, although time in the glass did emphasise the sweet-fruited side of the wine. Grippy dark fruits and some graphite. Really benefited from being drunk with food.

3/23/2024 - maxima wrote:

Vert, court et mince.
2007 encore une fois.
Mauvais!

3/23/2024 - Hazeo wrote:

From half bottle. Still youthful and going strong, well balanced and tons of stuffing but has tough competition from other recent wines that offers more elegance and finesse. Still, a wonderful wine from a great vintage. 94-95

3/23/2024 - ChrisR Likes this wine:

First of a new lot I purchased recently. Closer in type to the last bottle I had. Nice aromas. Blackberries and a bit a bitter herbs. A bit soft, midweight, a bit gritty. It's not going to blow anyone away, but it was an easy and pleasant wine to drink. Based on this bottle and the last, I don't think this will last much longer.

3/22/2024 - VoteferPedro Likes this wine:

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

3/9/2024 - boillatm wrote:

Still quite closed and monolithic with a clipped finished. Perhaps representative of a vintage that has been hailed as great but may never deliver in our lifetime.

3/21/2024 - Ncreed Likes this wine:

Incredible value. Nose upon opening is subdued but started to open after a few minutes in the glass. eucalyptus mint, Slight Cedar, tobacco box, vanilla. Mild acidity and silky tannins. Ripe blueberry. Absolutely delicious!

3/18/2024 - Tao wrote:

Dense, tight and young! Blackish colour, gorgeous nose of sweet, spicy, herby black fruits, a hint of leather! A bold palate, showcasing those rich, spicy black fruits, very charming and a lengthy finish! Not fully mature yet, however, needs time to develop!

3/16/2024 - AlexPS Likes this wine:

Really tight and rather acidic right after opening. Reading others' notes, decanted (some sediment) and aired for 4 hrs. Really great at hr 6. Nose: Great 9/10. Palate: 9/10. Medium-full bodied. Soft and elegant. Velvety tannin. Smooth. Finish: 8/10. Price: 8/10 ($150 2023). Enjoyment: 10/10. Would buy again: Probably (still one left). @ good drinking window now.

3/17/2024 - davidandrose wrote:

This moved with us multiple times cross-country and sadly had very little fruit evident. Both Bordeaux and burgundy sommelier stems showed more tannic depth than std cab stems, but neither could breathe more life into this tired lady. NR

3/17/2024 - P&F Likes this wine:

Typical left bank, good but nothing too special. We had a glass and opened something else. I've had better from a "lesser" wine in a good vintage.

3/16/2024 - Red1048 wrote:

Needs to be decanted for a couple of hours

3/16/2024 - JAKE1 wrote:

First time I’ve had this wine. Spoke to a professional wine educator, and he discouraged me Decanting, despite multiple comments by other people, how it took hours to open up. I do agree with the sommelier that when a wine is this old And you decanted it can go flat And you can lose the nuances, so I abided by that. I made sure to stand the bottle up for at least several hours, but it would’ve been better to stand it up for at least 24 to 48 hours When I took off the capsule cork was severely mildew with mildew on the surface The label was a bit old, looking with yellowing, and I can’t remember whether this wine stayed with my cellar or whether I acquired it before I had my cellar. The nose still had a little fruit, and it was dark currant. It definitely had earth floor. It was not double decanted it was just decanted, and then after giving a few large swirls in the decanter. Small amount was put in each glass. Most of us enjoyed this with a steak. The tannins were still present, and it was very well integrated. Didn’t really have any bad aldehyde The taste was phenomenal, and it had a lot of length With secondary entry notes black fruit was muted, and this was a great year in Bordeaux. It was the year that the Bordeaux industry recovered. I got some light graphite. I got earth floor and I got everything you want in mature Bordeaux It has plenty of life left in it and a more years for sure. Oh, by the way, the cork was pretty crumbly so be careful and use a Durand puller

3/15/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Alive and kicking. With a soft herbal note and a languid palate. Time to drink up!

2/2/2024 - Duncan H wrote:

Not defective but a bit disappointing - lacked flesh, a bit tough. Maybe leave the other two bottles for a bit to see if it comes out

3/10/2024 - Montesquieu Likes this wine:

Final bottle from a half case consumed over the past 10 years. Not decanted. Initial savory impression gave way to a clean, lean wine featuring notes of iron, blackberry, wild raspberry. Mature but not tertiary. I would guess that it doesn't improve from here.

3/10/2024 - hajoha wrote:

Calon Segur 2005 Magnum.
Dette er vellaget Bordeaux.
Super fruktkvalitet og solid ryggrad.
Sitter lenge med en tanninstruktur som fortsatt trengs å slipes litt.
Meget bra, men liker mine Bdx med mer alder/modning.
Bør lagres.92p