Fine Wine

May 0614, 2019
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LOT 41

Lot 41

CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1966 (1)
CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1989 (1)
CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1995 (2) WA 94
CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 2000 (2) WA 94

CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1966 (1)
CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1989 (1)
CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1995 (2) WA 94
CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 2000 (2) WA 94
Lot 41 Details
CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1966 (1)

Saint-Estèphe. 3ième Cru Classé
u. ms. scuffed & soiled label

CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1989 (1)

Saint-Estèphe. 3ième Cru Classé
peeling label

CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1995 (2)

Saint-Estèphe. 3ième Cru Classé

The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, impressive depth and backbone, the second half having mellowed in recent years, rendering this approachable; hints of secondary truffle and smoke notes emerging with aeration. It has been several years since I last tasted this wine, but it is one that seems to become more and more impressive with age. Robert Parker rightly lauded this Calon-Ségur at the time of release. Twenty years on, it is fulfilling all its promise. Tasted March 2015. Drink: 2015-2045 WA 94

CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 2000 (2)

Saint-Estèphe. 3ième Cru Classé

Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London. The 2000 Calon Segur is one of those wines that reminds you how great the millennial vintage could be. Now at fifteen years old, it has a brilliant, vivacious red berry nose infused with ash and cigar box aromas. The detail here is a beguiling and it just "sings" Saint Estèphe. The palate is medium-bodied with dense, firm tannin that provide a rigid backbone, but it is swathed in copious tobacco-drenched black fruit and a superb line of acidity. It finishes with a twist of bitter cherry on the finish that completes what is a deeply impressive Calon-Ségur; it might just outclass the 2005. Tasted March 2015. Drink: 2018-2050 WA 94

6 bts.    per lot $800 - $1,000

Realised: $1,440
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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