1953 Château Calon-Ségur

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  1/13/2024 - sdr Does not like this wine: 88 Points

  From the famous Ben Ichinose (California) collection in superb condition, this was the only one of the series which disappointed (and not the oldest). The fruit has faded and the acidity is too high for it. Drinkable but more left in the bottle at the end of the Old Bordeaux theme dinner than the others.

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  2/2/2020 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 Points

  From a magnum, this stunner exploded from the glass the moment it was poured as you would expect for a wine that had been cooped up for 67 years! Here, you find all the cedar chest, forest floor, tobacco leaf, herbs, cigar wrapper, spice and bright red fruit you could hope for. Still concentrated, a bit rustic, and also full, deep and regal, every sniff and sip was just great.

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  2/23/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Amazingly fresh with clear red fruit, dusty soil tones, and broad minerality. While it doesn't have quite the same punch as the '61 this was impressive for its delicacy and clarity.

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  2/23/2017 - nywine68 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  An epic vertical of Chateau Montrose (Restaurant Daniel): Really intense black fig and olive. Brooding chocolate and prunes. Soft and velvety. A massive wine. Special guest appearance at Montrose vertical 1895-2000

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  8/16/2012 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points

  Truffle, smoke, Asian spice, Cuban cigar, earth, cassis, cherry and stone scents are easy to spot. In the mouth, the wine is soft, elegant, and almost exotic. Slightly past fully mature years ago, I imagine this was sublime about a decade ago. Calon Segur is not a wine I have been fond of over the years. After tasting two fully mature examples this year, the 1949 and now the 1953, I need to rethink my opinion on the wine.

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