2000 Chateau Calon Segur 3eme Cru Classe, Saint-Estephe 1x750ml

Vinous 93

The 2000 Calon-Segur still appears quite youthful on the rim. The well-defined nose offers brambly red fruit, red currant, crushed strawberry, rose petals and cedar, and some sous-bois just loitering in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with refined tannins. This has mellowed since I tasted it in London five years ago, and touches of tobacco and tart red cherries enliven the finish. I have always loved this millennial Calon-Segur and now it is a point and drinking beautifully. Aged in 50% new oak and 50% one-year-old for 12 months (less than nowadays.) [Neal Martin, 22/09/2021]

Anticipated maturity: 2021-2040

Robert Parker 94

Tasted from an ex-chateau bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London. The 2000 Calon Segur is one of those wines that reminds you how great the millennial vintage could be. Now at fifteen years old, it has a brilliant, vivacious red berry nose infused with ash and cigar box aromas. The detail here is a beguiling and it just "sings" Saint Estephe. The palate is medium-bodied with dense, firm tannin that provide a rigid backbone, but it is swathed in copious tobacco-drenched black fruit and a superb line of acidity. It finishes with a twist of bitter cherry on the finish that completes what is a deeply impressive Calon-Segur; it might just outclass the 2005. Tasted March 2015. [Neal Martin, 28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2050