2009 Calon Segur (750ml) (FUTURE ARRIVAL)

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WINE IS DUE TO ARRIVE IN 2011-13

Vintage: 2009
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Calon Segur
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Appellation: St. Estephe
Producer: Chateau Calon Segur
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc
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Tasting note: Made in a very different style for this estate, the 2009 is composed of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon (the highest I have ever seen here), 7% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot, and achieved 13.8% natural alcohol. It is a big, rich, tannic, structured, dense ruby/purple-tinged wine offering a sweet kiss of creme de cassis, loamy soil, and spice box. Remarkably, despite the use of 100% new oak because of the 2009's power and intensity, there is not a hint of wood in either the aromatic or flavor profile. Never that showy from cask, this traditionally made St.-Estephe should be forgotten for 10-15 years, and drunk over the following 40-50 years. My rating is very conservative, and I expect it to rise considerably as this wine comes out of its infancy. (Tasted two times.) (92-94+pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Apr. 2010
Score: 92-94+
Drink: 2020-2070

Tasting note: This estate is improving under the direction of Vincent Millet. It keeps its lovely feel but, since 2007, it has increased in aromatic strength on the nose. It becomes more Medocan with a decrease in the proportion of Merlot in the blend. From now on, its tannin is fatter and more noble. The estate adds dimension on finish. Aging in 100% new wooden barrels for the 2009 vintage strengthens this impression of additional beauty. The color is dark and intense. The nose is fine, fruity, pure, ripe and very floral. It performs very lovely on entry, and immediately smooth. The wine develops very, very aromatic with taste. The texture is still moderately tight on the mid-palate, yet the final quality of texture and balance are superb. This wine is impossible to spit out and finishes with good length. A success. (92pts Jean-Marc Quarin)

Tasted: Mar. 2010
Score: 92
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Delivers gorgeous aromas of blackberry, blueberry and licorice, with hints of tobacco and spice. Full-bodied, offering a lovely texture and refinement. Very long and beautiful, with tangy acidity and lively fruit. A rich, yet very balanced, Calon. This is almost all Cabernet Sauvignon instead of the normal blend with 40 percent Merlot. The chÃ¢teau is now using 100 percent new wood. Like the changes. (93-96pts JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: 2010
Score: 93-96
Drink: N/A