Chateau Calon Segur
Troisièmes Crus
The word "Calon" comes from the little river skiffs used in Middle Ages to ferry timber across the Gironde estuary. These gave their name to the district that was at one time was known as Calones or Saint-Estèphe-de-Calon. Calon-Segur developed out of the Domaine de Calon, which comprised most of the commune of Saint Estephe, and wine was probably made here as early as the 13th century. The present chateau was built at the end of the 16th century on the site of an earlier fort. In the eighteenth century, the owner the Marquis de Ségur (who also owned Château Latour, and Château Lafite) stated, "I make my wine at Lafite and Latour but my heart is at Calon." The Château Calon-Ségur labels are imprinted to this day with a red heart, apparently to immortalize this thought.
The château produces about 18,000 to 22,000 cases of red wine each year. At its best, Calon-Ségur produces meaty and concentrated wines displaying excellent depth of fruit and superb length. It possesses spicy fruit, woodland scents, well-integrated tannins and considerable oak. Recently, Calon-Ségur has hit form with notable successes in 1995 and 1996 and 2000.
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Chateau Calon Segur 2004
This classically-styled wine offers a dark ruby/plum color, nicely evolved notes of roasted herbs, sweet cherries and currants, and loamy earth, medium-weight, light to moderate tannin, and an elegant style. If it puts on weight over the next few years, it may deserve a slightly higher score. Anticipated maturity: now-2018. |
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