Château CALON-SEGUR 2017 magnum 150 cl

Description

Commentaire et note de Jean-Marc Quarin 95 points (avril 2016)
Couleur sombre, intense, belle et pourpre. Nez intense, fin, au fruité mûr et pur. Nuances complexes de fleurs, d’épices et de crème. La texture apparaît d’une grande précision dès l’entrée en bouche. Très fruité, il se montre parallèlement aussi très suave et évolue complexe, noble dans son toucher et ses arômes, vers une finale séveuse et longue. Le profil de la stimulation est ascendant et le tout dans une grande douceur. C’est très bon ! Assemblage 76 % cabernet sauvignon, 13 % merlot, 9 % cabernet franc, 2 % petit verdot. Degré d’alcool 13°2. Ce qui n’empêche pas une grande suavité.

Neal Martin 94-96 points www.vinous.com
The 2017 Calon-Ségur was cropped at 43.5hl/ha and underwent a 20-day cuvaison after which it is matured entirely in new oak for 20 months. It contains 13.2° alcohol. At the moment the aromatics convey the 100% new oak but there is sufficient fruit underneath. There is a palpable sense of “coolness” imbuing the aromatics and like other Saint-Estèphe barrel samples, it conveys a subtle estuary-like tincture. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannin, beautifully integrated new oak that lends this a silky texture. Perhaps this is the smoothest of all the 2017s I encountered within this appellation, a classy and sophisticated Calon-Ségur in the making and heightened by the thrilling tension towards the finish and the latent energy that lingers in the mouth. Excellent.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown 92-94 points www.robertparker.com
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.