2006 Château Calon Ségur, St Estèphe, Bordeaux
Red • Dry • Full Bodied • Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot,Petit Verdot
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Code: 20061200750008008756
Description
Calon very much reflects the vintage in 2006. Rather than trying to make something big and brawny, this is full of finesse and class, and that inimitable austere St Estèphe style. Made with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon it is a wine for the long term. Its aromas are all dark fruit and raspberries imbued with minerals, while the palate is refined, with lovely crisp silky fruit and a firm tannic structure. This is another very impressive Calon.
Berry Bros. & Rudd
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Colour
Red -
Sweetness
Dry -
Vintage
2006 -
Alcohol
14.5% -
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot,Petit Verdot -
Body
Full Bodied -
Producer
Château Calon-Ségur
Critics reviews
Neal Martin
93/100
Tasted at Bordeaux Index's tasting and at the château, the 2006 Calon Segur was current winemaker Vincent Millet's first vintage. In many ways, you can see it as one of the last of the old style Calon Segur wines with a higher percentage of Merlot than nowadays the 2006 consists of 33% Merlot), while I aver that the tannins are not as fine as they are nowadays. The Merlot component is vividly expressed on the nose with ravishing ripe red cherries, kirsch and strawberry, just slightly smudged by the alcohol. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin, quite sexy in style but it does not have the class of more recent vintages and it seems to have remained tough up on the finish. It will loosen up with time, so afford this another 6-8 years in bottle.
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (May 2016)
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