2017 Chateau Calon Segur - 3eme Cru St. Estephe

Falstaff Magazin - 94pts - PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, dezente Kräuterwürze, tabakige Nuancen, schwarze Beerenfrucht, feines Cassis, facettenreiches Bukett. Saftig, energisch und frisch strukturiert, Herzkirschen, angenehme Mineralität, rotbeerige Nuancen im Abgang, bleibt gut haften, feine Edelholzwürze im Nachhall.* -05/2018

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 92-94pts - LPB: *The 2017 Calon-Ségur is tentatively blended of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it opens with pronounced black currants, crushed blackberries and fresh black plums with hints of cigar box, sandalwood and cinnamon stick plus a waft of mossy bark. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant, energetic and fresh with layers of black fruit, perfumed incense and fragrant earth notions, lingering nicely with exotic spices coming through on the finish.* -04/2018

Vinum Magazin – 19/20 pts: *Voller Ansatz, lückenlos dichter Bau, Tannin aus Samt und Seide, grösste Länge; exquisiter Wein grosser Klasse.* - 09/2020

Weinwisser – 19/20pts - WL: *Purpurgranat mit rubinrotem Rand. Ein erotisches Parfüm nach reifen Pflaumen, viel Cassis und Kardamom. Im zweiten Ansatz verführerischer Veilchenduft, Nougatpralinen und reife Waldhimbeeren. Am eleganten Gaumen mit perfekt stützenden, reifen Tanninen gepaart mit einer genialen Rasse und einer enormen tiefgründigen Konzentration. Im gebündelten Finale vereinen sich Kraft und Finesse zu einem komplexen, nicht enden wollenden Crescendo mit dieser typischen leichten Arroganz. Zu Recht schwimmt dieser gesuchte St.-Estèphe weiter auf der Erfolgswelle.* – 04/2020

JancisRobinson.com - 17,5/20pts - JH: *Inky core with black-cherry rim. Ripe, dark and with a fine mineral cast to the cassis fruit, which is ripe but not sweet. Paper-fine tannins in many layers. Great ageing potential but also accessible. Deceptively accessible, suggesting lack of ageing ability, but I don't think that is the case. Cool, fresh, serious, fine cassis fruit. The finesse comes from the lack of sweetness but there's no lack of fruit. Dry, firm and very St-Estèphe, with tannin structure. But the structure is filled molecule by molecule with the fruit. It's so finely balanced. There's more firmness than in Cos but there's still excellent harmony. Opens to a hint of violets. Super-moreish and juicy even with the structure of the terroir.* -04/2018

JamesSuckling.com - 94-95pts - JS: *This is very delicate on the attack but it grows on the palate with firm and silky tannins that turn lightly chewy. Builds consistently. Compacted and tight.* -04/2018

Vinous.com – 91 pts – AG: *The 2017 Calon Ségur is attractive, but it has not come together as well as I had hoped it would. Soft and easygoing, the 2017 is decidedly light and lacking in both depth and complexity. Red/purplish berry fruit, rose petal, lavender and spice are some of the notes that develop in a soft, easygoing Calon that will drink well with minimal cellaring. Technical Director Vincent Millet and Estate Manager Laurent Dufau have done tremendous work at Calon over the last few years, but there was only so much they could do in 2017. Tasted two times.* - 12/2019

Vinous.com – 93 pts – NM: *The 2017 Calon-Ségur was bottled at the beginning of July 2019. This is clearly more intense and complex than the Marquis de Calon with blackberry, bilberry, traces of brine and discrete tobacco aromas. Classic in style with the Cabernet component clearly more expressive than previous vintages (a long-term policy as they reconfigure vineyard planting). The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and superb balance. There is a natural and effortless feel to this nascent Calon-Ségur, very focused with a "cool" and slightly reserved finish. Classy and, dare I say, it represents one of the few 2017s that may challenge its 2018 counterpart.* - 10/2019