Château Calon Ségur
2012 Château Calon Ségur Saint-Estèphe 750ml
Cabernet leads here, grown on gravel over clay, then spends 19 months in 100% new French oak, giving Saint-Estèphe's firm core a polished frame. Temperature-controlled fermentation with gentle oxygen exposure shapes the tannins early, and egg-white fining before bottling smooths them further. The result is measured and precise, built for balance and clarity without masking the vineyard's character.
Dark plum and cassis lead, joined by raspberry, tobacco, smoke, damp earth, and a savory hint of game. The cellar team works alongside consultant Eric Boissenot, keeping the grand vin squarely in a classical Saint-Estèphe register.
- Producer
- Château Calon Ségur
- Style
- Red
- Type
- Still
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Grape
- Origin
- Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint-Estèphe
- Classification
- Troisième Cru Classé
- Grown in
- Saint-Estèphe, Gironde, France
- Farming
- Sustainable
- Winemaking
- Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel conical tanks, with maceration lasting 18 to 21 days and micro-oxygenation throughout. The wine is co-inoculated with cultured yeast and bacteria at 77°F, then aged 19 months in 100% new French oak before fining with egg white and bottling. Average annual production for this cuvée is about 80,000 bottles.
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Saint-Estèphe, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Château Calon Ségur
Today the estate is a third growth in Saint-Estèphe, farming about 136 acres of gravel over clay, with Cabernet Sauvignon leading the plantings. Consultant enologist Eric Boissenot advises the cellar team. In 2012, the Suravenir group purchased the property, continuing renovations while preserving the estate's classical style.
Scale matters here. The grand vin averages about 80,000 bottles a year, the second wine Le Marquis roughly 140,000, and the third wine Le C about 50,000, with sister estate Capbern around 65,000 bottles, all under the same stewardship in Saint-Estèphe.
| Nose | Black raspberry, black cherry, cassis, smoke, tobacco, damp earth |
|---|---|
| Palate | Dark plum and cassis, smoke and tobacco, a savory hint of game, pure dark berry fruit with sweet, polished tannin |
| Finish | Long, dark berry and tobacco linger with firm tannin |
| Texture | Velvety with a firm core, polished tannin |
| Body | Medium to full |
| Serving | Serve at 62-64°F. Decant 60 minutes. |
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Alcohol
- Moderate
- Vintage
- 2012
- Pairs with
- Herb-crusted lamb racks. Ribeye with peppercorn sauce. Duck breast with cherries. Mushroom and thyme risotto.
- Blend
- 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot
- Cellaring
- 2018-2035
- Terroir
- Thick gravel over a tertiary clay subsoil with a thin lacustrine clay layer, vines around 22 years old.
red grape · major international
Cabernet Sauvignon
kab·er·naysoh·vee·nyohn
Cassis and graphite with dense, grippy, age-worthy tannins.
red grape · major international
Merlot
mer·loh
Velvety soft tannins and ripe plum; rounder and more approachable than cabernet sauvignon.
red grape · regional specialty
Petit Verdot
puh·teevehr·doh
Intense violet perfume with dense purple-black color and firm, grippy tannin.
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Cabernet leads here, grown on gravel over clay, then spends 19 months in 100% new French oak, giving Saint-Estèphe's firm core a polished frame. Temperature-controlled fermentation with gentle oxygen exposure shapes the tannins early, and egg-white fining b...
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