Chateau Calon Segur 2010

WEINWISSER: "86 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 % Merlot, 2 % Petit Verdot. 14 % Presswein. Wegen Hagels Halbierung des sonst üblichen Ertrages. Sattes Purpur- Granat. Warmes Cabernet-Bouquet, Sommertrüffel, dunkle Hölzer und schwarze Oliven, viel Tiefe. Reiche Adstringenz, viel Tiefgang, schwarze Beeren. Eher feminin als barock, also atypisch. Vermittelt den Geschmack eines grossen, klassischen Jahrgangs. Ein Calon für die Ewigkeit!"

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "This is an architectural wine, very classical in its structure like so many of the top wines of 2010. It's powered by ripe tannins and beautiful black currant fruits. While the wine is gorgeously ripe, it also has a powerful dark and structured character. For long-term aging."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Sure pure fruit to this red with a minerality and floral undertone. You can smell the warm stones. Full body, with a beautiful depth of fruit and velvety tannins. Dense and balanced. Layered with a light salty and meaty character as well. Great length. Mostly Cabernet Sauvignon."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, sehr einladendes Bukett, feine Edelholzanklänge, süße orientalische Gewürze, reife schwarze Beerenfrucht unterlegt, ein Hauch von Karamell und Honig, hat alles im Bukett, was großer Wein braucht. Komplex, extraktsüß, saftige schwarze Waldbeerfrucht, präsente Tannine, mineralisch und anhaltend, zeigt eine sehr gute Länge, ein klassischer Vin de Garde."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot. With 14% press wine all in new oak. Extremely deep purple. Really racy and energetic on the nose (compared to Montrose..?) and with great saveur on the palate. The press wine is a little evident at the moment. Very racy and fine and terroir-driven. No added sweetness. Neat and long and very authentic. No extremes; no complexes; no obvious trying? Winemaker Vincent Millet worked at Ch Margaux eight years which gave him, he says, the technique of working the Cabernet Sauvignon to gentle effect. He felt he could add finesse to the tannins."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Blending 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot produced a tannic, rich, powerful wine that expresses earth, forest floor, tobacco, blackberry, cassis and spice. Fresh, tannic and balanced, give this 10-15 years to soften, open and develop."