Château Phelan Segur 1996
Château Phélan Ségur 1996 is a red wine from Saint-Estèphe in Bordeaux, classified as a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel. It is a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 1.5% Cabernet Franc, and 1.5% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 89/100 and recommends drinking between 2016 and 2028; Jancis Robinson rates it 16/20, with a drinking window from 2014 to 2024. Critics describe a balanced, robust wine with red and black fruit characters, marked by a fine structure, persistent tannins, and an austere 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 Phélan Ségur
- Millésime
- 1996
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Château Phélan Ségur
Château Phélan Ségur is an estate in Saint-Estèphe, in the Médoc, whose 70 hectares of vineyards are divided into four blocks on clay-gravel soils, near the Gironde estuary. Founded in the early 19th century by the Irish wine merchant Bernard O’Phélan, the estate has been owned by Philippe Van de Vyvere since 2018. Its Palladian-style château historically incorporates the fermentation cellar and wine cellar into the main residence.
- Owner
- Philippe Van de Vyvere
- Maître de chais
- Fabrice Bacquey
- Surface (ha)
- 70.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 350 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Bernard O’Phélan, an Irish wine merchant who settled in Bordeaux at the end of the 18th century, acquired the Clos de Garramey in Saint-Estèphe in 1805, followed by the Ségur de Cabanac estate in 1810. These two estates formed the core of the property. On Bernard Phélan’s death in 1841, the estate, then known as Château Ségur de Garramey, passed to his son Frank Phélan. He managed the estate and also served as mayor of Saint-Estèphe for thirty years. The Phélan family commissioned the construction of a Palladian-style château designed with winemaking in mind, with the fermentation vats and wine cellar integrated into the building. In the early 20th century, Château Ségur de Garramey adopted the name Château Phélan Ségur. The estate was subsequently owned by the Delon family, before being acquired by the Gardinier family in 1985. The Gardinier family managed the estate until 2017. Philippe Van de Vyvere became the owner in 2018. Today, Véronique Dausse is the managing director and Fabrice Bacquey is the cellar master.
