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Marquis de Calon (2nd wine of Calon Segur) 2018

St Estephe, Second wine

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24 75cl Bottle Case 12 £250 per Case Cases [Add to shopping basket]
Tasting Notes

53% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, pH 3.65, 30% new oak. Barrel sample. Inky core with purple rim. Riper and initially sweeter on the nose than the Capbern. Juicy blackberry and cassis. Sweet and juicy on the palate too, with finesse that is all elegant tannins but the bright fruit lifts the structure to a long, fresh and cool finish. Mouth-watering and moreish. Clean, dry finish. (JH) 14.9%

Score: 17

Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2024-2033 23 April 2019

A luxurious wine with really a rather beautiful texture to the palate. You get the sweetness of the black cherry and damson fruits - gorgeous flavours that make this a hedonistic style of Marquis de Calon that will make lots of people very happy. I almost hate to add that, as with the grand vin, I question the typicity and the touch of heat. The alcohols are so much higher than usual because the ripening happened quicker than usual, and the soils here are a kind of clay that heats up more quickly than cooler limestone and clay soils as found at Capbern. 41hl/ha yield. 3.65pH.

Score: 91

Jane Anson, Decanter.com Maturity: 2024-2036 15 April 2019