2005 Chateau Calon-Segur (1.5L)

"Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Ségur dinner in London, the 2005 Calon Ségur 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." Neal Martin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #227"Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Ségur dinner in London, the 2005 Calon Ségur 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." Neal Martin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #227

"Deep, bright ruby-red. Deeply pitched aromas of black raspberry, black cherry, leather, smoked meat, earth and menthol. Chewy, brooding and deep, with concentrated black cherry, menthol, mineral and leather flavors framed by a powerful spine of acids and tannins. Really saturates the palate on the tannic back end. I'd give this classic St. Estèphe a decade of aging, at which time this wine may well merit an even higher score." Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com"Deep, bright ruby-red. Deeply pitched aromas of black raspberry, black cherry, leather, smoked meat, earth and menthol. Chewy, brooding and deep, with concentrated black cherry, menthol, mineral and leather flavors framed by a powerful spine of acids and tannins. Really saturates the palate on the tannic back end. I'd give this classic St. Estèphe a decade of aging, at which time this wine may well merit an even higher score." Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com

"Has a beautiful nose of crushed berry, spices and nutmeg, with a hint of coffee. Then turns to licorice. Full-bodied, with supersilky tannins and a long finish of vanilla, berry and cinnamon. Beautifully crafted. Best after 2014. 17,500 cases made." Wine Spectator "Has a beautiful nose of crushed berry, spices and nutmeg, with a hint of coffee. Then turns to licorice. Full-bodied, with supersilky tannins and a long finish of vanilla, berry and cinnamon. Beautifully crafted. Best after 2014. 17,500 cases made." Wine Spectator

"A true aristocrat, with a crispness and freshness that are very classy. Calon-Ségur doesn't play on its precision so much as on its tannin to achieve a svelte and vigorous length and superb energy." Michel Bettane/Thierry Desseauve, The World of Fine Wine, Issue 13"A true aristocrat, with a crispness and freshness that are very classy. Calon-Ségur doesn't play on its precision so much as on its tannin to achieve a svelte and vigorous length and superb energy." Michel Bettane/Thierry Desseauve, The World of Fine Wine, Issue 13