Château Calon Segur 2011
Château Calon Ségur 2011 is a red wine from Saint-Estèphe in Bordeaux, produced by Château Calon Ségur, 3rd Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Its blend brings together 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 90/100 and advises drinking it between 2017 and 2032; Jancis Robinson rates it 15.5/20 (2016-2026), and James Suckling 92/100. Critics evoke a profile of dark fruits, black cherry, and spices, supported by integrated tannins and a fine finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Estèphe
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Calon Ségur
- Millésime
- 2011
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Château Calon Ségur
Château Calon Ségur is a wine estate in Saint-Estèphe, in the Médoc, classified as a Third Grand Cru in 1855. Its walled vineyard covers 55 hectares on gravelly hilltops resting on clay soils. The estate has been owned by Suravenir since 2012 and is managed by Vincent Millet.
- Owner
- Suravenir
- Maître de chais
- Vincent Millet
- Surface (ha)
- 55.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 80 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Archival records mention wine production at Calon as early as the 12th century, when the noble house of Calon was one of the fiefdoms of the Lords of Lesparre. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Lur, Marsan, Vallier and Gascq families successively held these lands. In 1670, Jeanne de Gascq married Jacques de Ségur, bringing the estate into the de Ségur family. Their son, Alexandre de Ségur, simultaneously expanded the family’s holdings in Pauillac, and Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur continued this policy in the early 18th century. After the Ségur family, the Dumoulins sold the property to Firmin de Lestapis in 1824. Calon Ségur was classified as a third growth in the 1855 classification. Georges Gasqueton and his uncle Charles Hanappier purchased the estate in 1894; Georges, Édouard and then Philippe Gasqueton managed it throughout the 20th century. On the death of Philippe Gasqueton in 1995, his wife Denise took over the running of the estate with the support of their daughter Hélène de Baritault and undertook work on the cellars and the vineyard. Following the death of Denise Gasqueton in 2011, Calon Ségur was acquired by Suravenir in 2012. A renovation programme was launched in 2013, with a new fermentation vat coming into service in 2016; Vincent Millet, who joined the estate in 2006, is now responsible for its management and operational direction.
