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Colour
Red
Vintage
2009
Producer
Chateau Calon Segur
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Sub Region
St Estephe
Product code
23CALS1DM2009
Grape Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
Tasting Notes
Robert Parker
Score: 92-94+ Robert Parker"Made in a very different style for this estate, the 2009 is composed of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon (the highest I have ever seen here), 7% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot, and achieved 13.8% natural alcohol. It is a big, rich, tannic, structured, dense ruby/purple-tinged wine offering a sweet kiss of creme de cassis, loamy soil, and spice box. Remarkably, despite the use of 100% new oak because of the 2009's power and intensity, there is not a hint of wood in either the aromatic or flavor profile. Never that showy from cask, this traditionally made St.-Estephe should be forgotten for 10-15 years, and drunk over the following 40-50 years. My rating is very conservative, and I expect it to rise considerably as this wine comes out of its infancy."
Jancis Robinson
Score: 18 Points"Dark crimson. Wonderful electric vitality on the nose. Great vibrancy. Great integrity in the same way as Pontet-Canet is seamless right through the palate ? great line. Pure and dense and polished. Really vibrant. Lovely minerality on the finish. Complete. Drink from 2018-2030"
Wine Spectator
Score: 93-96 PointsDelivers gorgeous aromas of blackberry, blueberry and licorice, with hints of tobacco and spice. Full-bodied, offering a lovely texture and refinement. Very long and beautiful, with tangy acidity and lively fruit. A rich, yet very balanced, Calon. This is almost all Cabernet Sauvignon instead of the normal blend with 40 percent Merlot. The ch
Bibendum
Score: 17.5 PointsWinemaker Vincent Millet deliberately played down the Merlot in the blend this year, believing its over-ripe nature would create a blockbuster Calon rather than a wine blessed with finesse and elegance. He has done a fantastic job ? the wine is very pure, focused and crisp with intense cassis fruit on both the nose and palate. It has a very classical style: medium-bodied, well-balanced and full of freshness. Drink from 2018.
