Chateau Calon Segur 3eme Cru Classe, Saint-Estephe 2014

Name: 2014 Chateau Calon Segur 3eme Cru Classe, Saint-Estephe
Brand: Château Calon-Ségur
SKU: 100747520140600750-IB
Price: 810.0 USD
Availability: InStock

3eme Cru Classe

Château Calon-Ségur

96Jane Anson

96James Suckling

96+Antonio Galloni

+4 more

$810.00

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Bonded provenance

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Drinking window

2021 · opens 2027–2035 · peak 2044

now +18 yrs

Ready - at best · best from 2027 · will keep to 2044.

Tasting notes

Jane Anson · Decanter · 96

Blackberry and cassis fruits, liquorice root, salted carramel, feels very much at the start of its drinking window, tannins beginning to smooth out, corners softened, tobacco notes rising from mid palate onwards. This is enjoyable and accomplished, with grip and character. 100% new oak. Two years after it had been sold by the Gasqueton family to Suravenir Insurance.

James Suckling · James Suckling · 96

This is real powerful and sexy with a voluptuous style of ripe fruit, mushrooms and wet earth. Leafy. Full and seductive. Better after 2021 but already fantastic.

Antonio Galloni · Vinous · 96+

The 2014 Calon Ségur is a real show-stopper. Unusually ripe, powerful and seductive, the wine exudes class. Myriad shades of plum, sweet red cherry, pomegranate, spice and blood orange are all on display. Wild flowers, tobacco and host of more aromatic notes develop in the glass. Above all else, though, the 2014 is a wine of pure power and breadth. This is yet another fabulous showing for the 2014 Calon Ségur, a wine that vies for top honors in this vintage. Don't miss it. The blend is 67 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 % Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Franc and 2 % Petit Verdot.

Georgie Hindle · Decanter · 95

Heady fragrance nose, smells ripe and potent. Thick almost on the palate, this definitely has some sweet fruit aspects, mixed with herbal touches and minerality so you're getting lots of different flavours with a texture that is quite sleek and streamlined. Tannins are present but well integrated, a soft spice to them which keeps the relatively defined frame. Fruity and fun, if not totally refined, but enjoyable nonetheless and has great acidity which lifts the whole expression. Not as long a finish as some.

Jeb Dunnuck · Jeb Dunnuck · 94

The 2014 Calon Ségur has to be considered an undeniable success in the vintage, offering the elegance, balance, and charm that’s the hallmark of this late growing season. Still relatively tight and reserved, with beautiful notes of black currants, smoked earth, graphite, and tobacco leaf, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, beautiful purity, and a layered, elegant style that opens up with time in the glass. It has more density than the 2015 and will keep for two decades or more.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW · Wine Advocate · 94

Medium to deep garnet in color, the 2014 Calon Segur gallops out with classic notes of cigar box, cassis, and graphite plus nuances of leather and dried leaves. The medium-bodied palate is tightly wound and minerally, with impressive tension and a chewy finish.

Neal Martin · Vinous · 92

The 2014 Calon Ségur has a much more reticent bouquet than either the 2014 Montrose or Cos d'Estournel. There is blackberry here, a hint of cassis and violets, fine purity but bolshie and withdrawn at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannin, more red fruit than the Montrose with a smooth, quite silky Merlot-like, graphite finish. Tasted on two occasions in Bordeaux, the second bottle exuded more panache and joie-de-vivre, coming across a little more spicy with a longer aftertaste.

Catalog details

Appellation3eme Cru Classe

RegionBordeaux

Vintage2014

ColorRed

Top Score96 · Jane Anson

Format750 ml

SourceMerchant

StorageBonded warehouse