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Phelan Segur 2010

St Estephe, Cru bourgeois

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Tasting Notes

A major sleeper of the vintage, the 2010 Phelan-Segur has a dense ruby/purple color, ripe mulberry and black currant fruit intermixed with some floral notes, and a hint of subtle oak as well as touches of lavender and licorice. Layered, opulent, ripe and fleshy, this beauty should drink nicely for 10-15 years.

Score: 90

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2028 01 February 2013

2010: A dense purple color along with rich minerality and sweet notes of boysenberries and raspberries are found in this 2010. The irrepressible Michel Rolland (the winemaking consultant at Phelan-Segur) has fashioned an impressively pure, deep, classic St.-Estephe with a supple personality as well as robust tannins. Cellar it for 2-3 years and drink it over the following 12-15 years.

Score: 89 - 91

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 04 May 2011

Elegantly cedary freshness on the nose and a slight sweetness of fruit and oak. Smooth but quite dense tannins. Great depth of fruit and length but great freshness from the tannins. Pretty dense.

Score: 17 - 18

Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2020-2032 10 April 2012

51%CS, 49%M. 50% new oak. Ripe, chunky fruit nose - blackberries and blueberries and vanilla. Robust and very big in the mouth with grippy tannins and a long, almost searing finish. Long term.

Score: 91 - 93

Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2011

Dark crimson. Nicely, convincingly integrated. Lovely luscious, supple fruit. Really great supple stuff with the undertow of St-Estèphe minerality. A really exciting wine. Very long.

Score: 18

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2020-2035 21 April 2011

A blend of 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 59% Merlot raised in 50% new oak, the nose takes its time to reveille in the glass: blackberry, small dark cherries, a touch of smoke and cigar box. Good definition but very tight. The palate is medium-bodied with powdery tannins, good definition but perhaps like Calon-Segur, a little disjointed at this stage. Good weight on the sinewy finish with dense black tarry fruits, quite uncompromising at the moment but that is not such a bad thing in the long term. The Phelan-Segur 2010 has good potential and may surprise in bottle just as the great 2005 is doing. Drink 2014-2025+ Tasted March 2011.

Score: 90 - 92

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2014-2025+ 13 April 2011

Rich, ripe, quite leathery fruit, very good lift and lovely potential complexity, always with a touch of spicy elegance.

Score: 17

Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2017-2026 01 April 2011

Fleshy and inviting, with bittersweet cocoa, roasted tobacco, black currant preserve and warm fig sauce notes all defined and well-supported by dusty tannins.

Score: 90 - 93

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 31 March 2011

This sneaks up on you, with blackberry and spices such as nutmeg and cloves. Full spices, with currants and berries. Builds on the palate like a wave.

Score: 92 - 93

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 25 March 2011