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Manage Subscriptions2006 Château Calon-Ségur
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Estèphe
Community Tasting Notes 97
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VoteferPedro Likes this wine: 90 points
March 22, 2024 - 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 satisfying2 people found this helpful Comment -
Rollerball wrote:
January 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.
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Romz Likes this wine: 90 points
August 23, 2023 - 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
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Smahlatz Likes this wine: 93 points
May 15, 2023 - 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.
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Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 points
March 24, 2023 - 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.4 people found this helpful Comment
Pro Reviews 11
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/28/2017 (link)(Ch Calon-Ségur St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
2006: Ten Years On, 6/12/2016 (link)(Château Calon Ségur, St-Estèphe, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/22/2016 (link)(Ch Calon-Ségur St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/27/2016 (link)(Ch Calon-Ségur St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
January 2016, 1/1/2016 (link)(Château Calon-Ségur St Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2014, Issue #49, Château Calon-Ségur: Changes Stirring at this Great St. Estèphe Estate(Château Calon-Ségur) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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March 2011, Issue #31 (link)
(Château Calon-Ségur 3ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
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December 2010, Issue #30 (link)
(Château Calon-Ségur 3ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
November 2010 (link)(Château Calon-Ségur St Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
8/6/2007 (link)(Ch Calon-Ségur St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)(Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type Red
- Producer Château Calon-Ségur
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation St. Estèphe
- UPC Codes 000005248926, 087000337077, 087000347458, 087000355644, 3277035053760, 3364420037990, 3364420056793, 3419466174618, 3432780014675, 3660989073067, 3700274610659, 616773324016, 649944085287, 714153133804, 870292000862
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 240 (6%)
- In Cellars 2,942 (69%)
- Consumed 1,062 (25%)
Food Pairing
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- AppellationSt. Estèphe
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