2003 Chateau Calon Segur 3eme Cru Classe, Saint-Estephe 1x750ml

Robert Parker 86

Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s “10-Year On” tasting in London. I have never warmed to the late Mdm. Gasqueton’s ’03. To be honest, I find too much brettanomyces on the Calon Segur – horsey aromas, as if you were cleaning out the stables! The palate is soft and plush on the entry but unusually for Calon Segur that is little backbone or structure and the finish is very predictable and fades without saying much. Tasted March 2013. [Neal Martin, 03/01/2013]

Vinous 92-94

Full ruby-red color. Very fresh aromas of blackberry, cassis, licorice and dark chocolate; not at all surmuri Then ripe but aromatic and juicy in the mouth, with penetrating, rather powerful flavors of dark berries, minerals and dark chocolate. Conveys an impression of inner-mouth energy, one side-effect of which is that the wine’s substantial density is partly hidden today. Finishes with very fine but firm tannins and superb persistence. This is absorbing its 50% new oak very well. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/05/2004]