Description
Chateau Calon Segur 3rd Growth St Estephe, Bordeaux, France, 2005
Grapes: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, aged 18-20 months in 100% new French oak.
"Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London, the 2005 Calon Segur is on par with the wonderful 2000. The only real difference is that this needs more time in bottle. It has a captivating nose: blackberry and boysenberry fruit coming at you at full pelt; dried blood and bacon fat developing as secondary aromas just behind. There is fine delineation here - an underlying mineralité sure to surface with time. The palate is very intense and disarmingly youthful, almost ferrous on the entry with layers of ripe black fruit that segue into an earthy finish (with a curious light tang of Marmite on the aftertaste!). It is a fabulous Calon Ségur, though the millennial wine might ultimately possess greater precision. We will see. Tasted March 2015."
94/100 points, Neal Martin, robertparker.com, October 2016
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Additional Details
- SKU:
- BL50AR05
- UPC:
- Size:
- 75Cl
- Closure:
- Cork
- Drink:
- Drinking well now
- Bottled:
- Winery
- Vintage:
- 2005
- Appellation:
- Saint Estephe
- ABV:
- 13%
- Primary Grape/Blend:
- Bordeaux Blend
- Influence of Oak:
- High
- Country:
- France
