2000 Château Calon-Ségur

Community Tasting Notes (325) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  5/11/2024 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Amazing w/ the Allen Brothers A-5 wagyu.
  
  This is another Bordeaux producer that makes wines for the ages. I’ve waited & waited on 2000, this shows some readiness. Yet, will go another 20 plus years.
  
  Tonight this is well balanced earth & candied fruit. In 10 years, this is candied fruit & florals.
  
  Still medium plus tannins. Blackberries, black raspberries, black plum with ample skin, juicy dark cherries, poached strawberries, raspberries, dry limestone grains with powder, dark, forest floor with dry leaves, some dry herbaceousiness-bay leaf, mint, dark spice, clove, nutmeg, some cinnamon, hints of vanillin, mid berry cola, sandalwood to cedar shavings, used leather, pipe tobacco, anise, some mocha, sun tea, dark, red, purple flowers with a touch of blue, excellent acidity and a well knitted structure, balanced, nicely tensioned with a ripe, elegant finish that lasts two-minutes.

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  5/10/2024 - Oliverl1 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Really very good. I tried this wine 18 months ago and I did not decant it for long enough.
  
  Decanted 12 hours. It made a big difference. Really nicely balanced and savoury. Soft tannins (due to the long decanting). Dusty graphite, tobacco and cherry.
  
  This will go on nicely for another 10 years or drink now with a good decant.

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  5/3/2024 - Ravi Deshpande Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This is a rather dry, moderate fruit wine with thick tannins. My sense is that it is past its window or possibly too early. It might develop other more tertiary notes and sweet tannins. I’m getting a little sour cherry and bitterness. Not up to the usual CS.

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  4/19/2024 - Cremuel Likes this wine: 90 Points

  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.

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  4/8/2024 - ERU wrote: 92 Points

  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.

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