2010 Chateau Calon Segur 3. Cru

Frankrig / Bordeaux / Medoc / Haut-Medoc / Saint-Estephe 3. Cru Rouge

Saint-Estèphe 1st wine: Château Calon Ségur 3. Cru.

Wine Enthusiast 97/100: "This is an architectural wine, very classical in its structure like so many of the top wines of 2010. It's powered by ripe tannins and beautiful black currant fruits. While the wine is gorgeously ripe, it also has a powerful dark and structured character. For long-term aging".  Expert tasting note vintage 2010: "Deep, dark, opaque, purple-red color. Vivid powerful aromas of black fruit (loganberry) and lead pencils. The palate is lean and well-defined, with restrained dark fruit framed by graphite. The tannins are fine and the structure is firm. Acidity is mouth-watering and the alcohol slightly warming. The finish is very long. A classicly austere, but very concentrated Calon Segur".

Blend:
86 % Cabernets, 12 % Merlot, 2 % Petit Verdot.

Ratings:
  
Wine Enthusiast: 97/100.
  
Tim Atkin: 97/100.
  
Falstaff Magazin: 96/100.
  
VertdeVin: 94/100.
  
Bettane & Desseauve: 18.5/20.
"Calon", hvilket betyder lille flodskude, der blev brugt i Middelalderen til at transportere træ over Gironde-estuariet, gav navn til området, der på et tidspunkt var kendt som Calones eller Saint-Estèphe-de-Calon. Ved ægteskab kom ejendommen til at tilhøre Nicolas-Alexandre, markis de Ségur, der også ejede Château Latour og Château Lafite. I den moderne æra har ejendommen haft flere ejere. I 1894 overtog Georges Capbern Gasqueton og hans onkel Charles Hanappier ejendommen. Château Calon Ségur forblev i Capbern Gasqueton-familiens eje i det 20. århundrede. Efter Mme Capbern-Gasquetons død blev det solgt i 2012 til Suravenir Assurances.