Château Calon-Ségur

Quite floral in its nature, the wine quickly reveals its core of cherries and currants in the aromatic profile. Juicy, fresh, and energetic, the wine is medium-bodied, with a bright center of sweet, vibrant, red fruits and black currants on the mid-palate, leading to a mint-accented, soft, lifted finish. The wine blends 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. 13.1% ABV, 3.6 pH. Yields were 45 hectoliters per hectare. The harvest took place September 23 - October 9. You only need to give it 2 years or so of patience, and it will be a beauty to drink for at least 2 decades with ease. Drink from 2029-2055.

Dark berries, graphite, Amarena cherry on the nose. Aromas of cold maceration. On the palate the wine is tightly gripping, powerful, not entirely free of the vegetal tones typical of the vintage, but with enough ripe fruit and not least enough minerality to incorporate this. Relatively strong alcohol. (Tasted by Dr. Ulrich Sautter).