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2024 Château Calon Ségur, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon 82%, Merlot 9%, Cabernet Franc 8%, Petit Verdot 1%
Not ready (Drink 2030 - 2051)
Jane Anson
92/100
Shuai Zekun
96-97/100
William Kelley
93-95/100
Antonio Galloni
93-95/100
Jeb Dunnuck
93-95/100
Georgie Hindle
93/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
92-94/100
Neal Martin
91-93/100
James Lawther MW
16.5/20
Product: 20248008756

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2024 Château Calon Ségur, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

Description

82% Cabernet Sauvignon; 9% Merlot; 8% Cabernet Franc; 1% Petit Verdot.

This has the highest proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon here since 2009. Extractions were very gentle, using a special system which breaks the cap from below, allowing the juice to gently circulate over and through the cap. This leads to fine, silky textures in the wine and a glycerol smoothness. The aromas are lovely, with notes of ripe currant that are in no way heavy. The wine is relatively slender on the finish, but that feels in tune with the subtlety of the aromas and textures. There is a lot to enjoy and commend here.

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2024
Alcohol % 12.5%
Maturity Not ready (2030 - 2051)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon 82%, Merlot 9%, Cabernet Franc 8%, Petit Verdot 1%
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Calon-Ségur

Critics reviews

Jane Anson 92/100
Beautiful red ruby expression. A slimmer more finessed expression of Calon than in recent years, that gives it less estate signature than some, but this has beautiful cassis bud, rose petals, peony, iris, cocoa bean and graphite. Subtle but with real charm. 3.60 pH. 45 hl/ha. 100% new oak. Vincent Millet director, Harvest 23 September to 9 October.
Drink 2030 - 2044
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com (Apr 2025)
Shuai Zekun 96-97/100
A fruity wine that’s approachable but still serious and complex, with cocoa, currants, paprika and berries. Medium- to full-bodied. The tannins are taut, chalky, caressing and superbly knit with the fruit. Really juicy and long, and there aren't any hard edges. 82% cabernet sauvignon, 9% merlot, 8% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot.
Shuai Zekun, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2025)
William Kelley 93-95/100
The 2024 Calon-Ségur is a terrific effort. A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon (picked late, between October 2 and October 9), 9% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, it unwinds in the glass with notes of plums, cassis and iris mingled with hints of burning embers and incense. Medium to full-bodied, supple and layered, it's suave and seamless, with good depth at the core, powdery tannins and beautifully integrated acids. At pH 3.50 and 13.1% alcohol, it's also one of the most classically proportioned vintages this estate has produced over the last decade.
William Kelley, Wine Advocate (Apr 2025)
Antonio Galloni 93-95/100

The 2024 Calon Ségur is shaping up very nicely. Dark and ample, with terrific balance, the 2024 is another strong wine from the team led by Technical Director Vincent Millet. Readers will find a Calon Ségur of inner strength, its deceptively mid-weight structure notwithstanding. The 2024 is a wine of restraint and class more than power, never a bad thing at this property. The 100% new oak is very nicely balanced, even in the early going. This has great potential.
Drink 2034 - 2054
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Apr 2025)
Jeb Dunnuck 93-95/100
As to the Grand Vin, the 2024 Château Calon Ségur checks in as 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot, hitting 13.1% alcohol and a pH of 3.6, all resting in 100% new oak. It brings more richness and depth, with beautiful cassis fruit intermixed with spring flowers, violets, lead pencil, and a terrific sense of minerality. Medium-bodied, beautifully balanced, and reasonably concentrated, it's all about finesse, elegance, and balance. It's a brilliant wine in the vintage.
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (May 2025)
Georgie Hindle 93/100
Super ripe concentrated aromas on the nose. Plums, cassis, cherries with vanilla and some cinnamon as well as floral scents. Sleek and straight, the signature chalkiness straight away with bright, almost high-toned cranberry fruit. It’s not so wide or broad but really well defined and tapers with liquorice and cola accents on the finish. Feels well made, great tannin finesse, some chewy fruit and a feeling of coolness. 3.60pH. A yield of 45hl/ha. 100% new oak.
Drink 2029 - 2044
Georgie Hindle, Decanter.com (Apr 2025)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 92-94/100
Deep garnet-purple colored. It's a little shy to start off, needing some swirling to bring out notes of black raspberries and red cherries, followed by wafts of cassis, mint tea, and milk chocolate with a hint of pencil lead. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers very good tension and bright, red berry flavors with savory sparks and fine-grained tannins, finishing with a refreshing lift.
Drink 2028 - 2042
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, TheWineIndependent.com (May 2025)
Neal Martin 91-93/100

The 2024 Calon Ségur was picked from September 23 until October 9 at 45 hl/ha with no breaks between those dates. It then matured in 100% new oak, as usual, for 20 months. This has a well-defined bouquet, with more prominent wood than previous recent vintages, which consequently obscures the property's DNA. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit tinged with black olive. It's quite lively, with a liberal sprinkling of white pepper and thyme. I admire the freshness of this Saint-Estèphe and there is decent length on the finish. This is not a top-ranking Calon-Ségur, but it should still provide up to 20 years of drinking pleasure.
Drink 2029 - 2048
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Apr 2025)
James Lawther MW 16.5/20

82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot. 45 hl/ha. Cask sample.

Open nose with Cabernet-cassis notes and minty freshness. Quite sapid on the palate, the acidity present. Firmly structured but the oak a touch invasive at present. Needs to settle.
Drink 2032 - 2048
James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2025)

About this wine

Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe is the northernmost of the most important communes of the Médoc, bordering Pauillac on its southernmost border, with only a gully and stream separating it from Ch. Lafite Rothschild. The wines can appear austere in youth, but the best typically display good depth of colour, pronounced acidity and tannins in youth, and are exceptionally long-lived. At their best, they are the equal of almost any Bordeaux.
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