Château Phélan Ségur - Saint-Estèphe 2017 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056

Le Point

15,5 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe6/20/2018

Nez fruits noirs, réglisse, bouche veloutée, une belle matière en rondeur mais intense, un vin qui se prolonge sur une finale tannique que l’élevage va adoucir.

Jeb DUNNUCK

89-92 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/12/2018

The deep, saturated purple-colored 2017 Phélan Ségur is a classic, well-made wine in the vintage that has notable depth and density as well as textbook Saint-Estèphe notes of ripe black fruits, leafy herbs/tobacco, and loamy earth. It shows the fresher, cooler-climate style of the vintage yet is far from austere and has loads to love.

WeinWisser

17,5 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/31/2018

65% Cabernet Sau­vignon. 34% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc. Purpurgranat mit violettem Rand. Dichtes rotbeeriges Bouquet mit reifen Himbeeren und Noten von kaltem Früchtetee. lm zwei-ten Ansatz kommen blaubeerige Konturen dazu, Heidelbeeren und Cassisdrops. Am festen Gaumen mit noch (zulviel Muskeln besetzt, zeigt daher eine gewisse Strenge. lm langen Finale mit Kirschhauten und Rosenholz sowie mehligem Extrakt, Hat dieses Jahr eine klassische Variante ge-welt, für die es Geduld benhtigt. Die Tiefe und das Potenzial ist da. Wird mit dem Bar-riquefett noch zulegen. Dann sind auch

18/20 drin.                  
17.5+/20 2025 - 2045

Vinifera

92 / 100

byJacques Perrinthe5/28/2018

Beau nez floral et fruité, qui précède une bouche fine et fraîche, au toucher crayeux, subtile, longue, avec presque des impressions de terroir, très cabernet.

Vinous

90-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/15/2018

The 2017 Phélan Ségur is powerful, brooding and intense, but also has more than enough fruit to stand up to the tannins. Dark red/purplish fruit, smoke, incense, charcoal embers and gravel give the wine much of its distinctive savory/earthy personality. Time in the glass brings out a more floral, red-toned quality that is hugely appealing. Phélan Ségur has the potential to be one of the dark horses of 2017. Certainly, this is a very strong showing relative to the vintage and where Phélan has been in the recent past. In 2017, the Grand Vin contains an unusually high amount of Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), much of which was able to hang until early October, with 34% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Winemaker Fabrice Bacquey opted to reduce exposure to oxygen during fermentation with the goal of maintaining as much freshness in the fruit as possible. Tasted two times.

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/11/2018

Ready, succulent, dark red fruits and spice are what you find initially. On the palate, the wine has baby soft tannins, ripe, deep red fruits and gentle tones of licorice, espresso, spice and earth. This wine is juicy and fresh and produced from 65% Caber

Vinous

89-91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/1/2018

The 2017 Phélan-Ségur, was harvested as late as possible, starting on 14 September with the Merlot and starting the Cabernet around 27 September and finished around mid-October. It is matured in 50% new oak. It appears to show more red fruit on the nose than its Saint-Estèphe peers, just a little disjointed at first but melding together with time, raspberry and briary scents mixed with dried rose petals. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, quite foursquare and masculine, needing more flesh to come through on the finish.

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/27/2018

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Phélan Ségur gives up notes of black plums and fresh blackberries with an earthy undercurrent of damp soil, truffles and mossy bark. Medium-bodied, soft, plush and with a good core of fruit, it gives an earthy finish.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/25/2018

New owner, Philippe Van de Vyvere as of 2017. This is a wine that settles into the glass. It has confident, firm and rich fruit, good aromatics and structured tannins that have been well extracted. Bristling, young and a clear life ahead of it. The tannins vibrate through the palate but are very much at the front of the mouth right now, raring to go. Exceptionally good for the vintage. Retasted several times.

Drinking Window 2025 - 2037

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/17/2018

Wine Enthusiast

92-94 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/17/2018

The oak is currently quite forward and powerful in this young wine, which needs time for the fruit to come through. But the fruit is there, with black currant acidity and freshness showing in the background. Let the wine soften and don't drink before 2024.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/6/2018

This is tight and firm with a linear precision and dark fruit. Medium to full body. Bright and lightly juicy. Pretty center palate. A poised and focused young wine.

Wine Spectator

89-92 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/4/2018

This has a core of dark plum and cherry paste flavors, with waves of warm tobacco and smoldering charcoal checking in on the finish. Has character and a bit more depth than most of its peers in the vintage.—J.M.