Calon Ségur - Saint-Estèphe 2019

Alexandre Ma

96

par Alexandre Ma le 11/05/2022

The 2019 Calon Ségur offers me a beautiful picture of "moisturizing and silent", with a soft taste like the glowing skin. The bouquet of cherries and jujubes is charming after swirling the glass, echoing the transparent body and soft tannins. It seems the tannins in 2019 are higher than I thought, I don't know whether it's because of high alcohol. Fortunately, the whole structure is balanced and stable. I am looking forward to a more remarkable performance after aging. 2019???Calon Ségur????????“?????”?????,??????????????????????????????????????,???????????????????????????????,2019????????????????????????????,???????,?????????????

Jamessuckling.com

96

par James Suckling le 02/05/2022

Sweet cherries and berries with some walnuts and dried flowers, as well as notes of crushed stone, pine, currants and violets. Full-bodied and building gradually on the palate, with intense, polished tannins that are layered throughout the wine, providing well-toned muscle. The finish lasts for minutes. Quintessential Calon. Needs time to soften. Try after 2027.

Jeb DUNNUCK

97

par Jeb Dunnuck le 12/04/2022

As to the Grand Vin, the 2019 Château Calon Ségur checks in as 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, brought up in new barrels. This full-bodied, spicy, complex, decadent beauty has building, polished tannins, terrific overall balance, and incredible aromatics of spiced red and black currants, lead pencil, cedary herbs, smoked tobacco, and flowery incense. Complex, ripe, and even sexy, it will need just 4-6 years to hit the early stages of its drink window and is going to cruise for 30 years if properly stored. It's another brilliant wine from this estate.

Wine Advocate

93

par William Kelley le 07/04/2022

Vincent Millet (who can boast a doctorate in wine microbiology and who took up his post as Calon's technical director after a stint at Château Margaux) is doing everything right in terms of restructuring the estate's somewhat neglected vineyards with massal selections, higher density plantings, cover crops and precision viticulture. He's also cleaned up and modernized the winery. The 2019 Calon-Ségur shows the impact of some of those changes already, offering up a rich bouquet of crème de cassis, licorice, warm spices and subtle hints of cigar box, followed by a full-bodied, broad and fleshy palate that's deep and concentrated, with lively acids and beautifully refined tannins. All this is very impressive, but the fly in the ointment is an alcohol level that flirts with 15% and makes itself felt on the warm, liqueured finish. Balance isn't a matter of mere numbers, of course, but despite its admirable qualities and the serious work behind it, I do have reservations about this wine's ultimate equilibrium. Time will tell. The good news is that Millet is actively exploring viticultural strategies to mitigate high alcohol levels. 93?

Wine Spectator

96

par James Molesworth le 31/03/2022

Really packed, with dark currant, warmed fig compote and steeped blackberry notes tumbling together, harnessed by a bolt of cast iron. Delivers singed cedar, bay leaf and tobacco accents as well as a late tug of warm earth in the background, ending with a throwback feel. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2024 through 2040.

Vinous

98

par Antonio Galloni le 28/02/2022

The 2019 Calon Ségur is a wine of soaring vertical intensity and pure power. That's the good news. The not so good news is that it won't be ready to drink any time soon. Exotic spice, pencil shavings, crème de cassis, mocha and licorice are some of the nuances that develop in the glass, but those descriptions can't even begin to capture the sheer beauty of what is in the glass. I loved the 2019 from barrel and I love it just as much from bottle.

Vinous

96

par Neal Martin le 17/02/2022

The 2019 Calon-Ségur, bottled in July 2021, has an alluring, very floral bouquet, the earlier crushed violet scents seemingly accentuated during the élevage. The palate is pure and poised, the fruit a little darker/blacker than I recall, and quite mineral-driven. There’s lovely acidity and precision here, and a touch of spice toward the harmonious finish. This is a superb wine from Vincent Millet and his team.

Wine Advocate

95-97

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 15/07/2020

Displaying a very deep purple-black color, the 2019 Calon-Ségur strides confidently out of the glass with classic notes of warm cassis, blackberry preserves, pencil shavings and clove oil plus nuances of lilacs, cinnamon stick, chocolate box and menthol. The medium to full-bodied palate is packed with tightly wound, muscular black fruits and loads of bright floral accents, framed by firm, fine-grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and graceful.

WeinWisser

19

par Tjark Witzgall le 07/07/2020

Bettane & Desseauve

98

par Bettane & Desseauve le 03/07/2020

19

Vinous

96-98

par Antonio Galloni le 18/06/2020

A total knock-out, the 2019 Calon Ségur is shaping up to be truly epic. Rich, dense and explosive, the 2019 soars out of the glass with stunning intensity. Graphite, pencil shavings, crème de cassis, new leather, spice and chocolate infuse the 2019 with stunning intensity. The 2019 is looking to be a wine for the ages.

Vinous

95-97

par Neal Martin le 16/06/2020

The 2019 Calon Ségur was cropped at 40hl/ha between 25 September and 9 October, underwent a 20-day cuvaison and matured entirely in new oak from nine cooperages. Like the second wine, it is initially closed on the nose, yet all it needs is five minutes for the aromas to burst from the glass with raspberry, bilberry, crushed violet and freshly rolled tobacco. The palate is the smoothest that I have ever encountered at this stage, silky and refined, framing the pure black fruit infused with minerals. This 2019 is a step up from the previous vintage, a Calon Ségur with newfound elegance and wind in its sails. Bon vin.

The Wine Cellar Insider

96-98

par Jeff Leve le 10/06/2020

Dark in color, not quite opaque, but close to it. The wine sports Asian spices, cedar, mint, charcoal, blackberry and espresso in the nose. On the palate, the wine is opulent, bordering on decadent, silky, velvety and rich. The fruit glides over your palate displaying its purity with back notes of chocolate, black cherry, tobacco and herbs. This is a very textural wine that is clearly one of the stars of the vintage. The wine was made from blending 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, reaching 14.5% alcohol, which is a good thing so all my American friends can buy this beauty! 96-98 Pts

Jamessuckling.com

95-96

par James Suckling le 04/06/2020

A racy, refined red with a solid core of ripe fruit and a long, linear finish. Medium-to full-bodied and subtle, yet structured. Turns salty and spicy with some cloves. Builds on the finish.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

96

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 20/05/2020

18,25

The World of Fine Wines

93-95

par Michael Schuster le 13/05/2020

A fine, subtle, and persistent gravel-aroma’d nose—classy; beautifully balanced wine, rich and quite powerful, but fresh at the same time, and with a notably fine-firm tannin texture; sweetly ripe, graceful, and understated despite its also evident power, long and close-grained across the palate, mouthcoating, firm, harmonious, and with great length to finish. A wine of both power and subtlety (is there the merest hint of raisiny ripeness?), a touch warm from the alcohol if you are sensitive to that, but very fine Calon, needing plenty of time.