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Weinwisser: "82 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 9 % Merlot, 8 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot, Alkohol 13.1 vol %, 45 hl/ha. Dicht verwobenes, filigranes Bouquet, roter Cassis, Irisduft und erkalteter Früchtetee. Am sublimen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanningerüst, straffen Zug und trainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten, langen Finale blaubeerige Konturen, tiefschürfende Terroirwürze und feinmehlige Adstringenz, gepaart mit edlem Kreideton. Einen höheren Cabernet-Sauvignon-Anteil gab es nur in 2001 und 2009."
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James Suckling: "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."
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Vinum: "Kräuterwürzig und mit deutlicher Rauchnote, kühler Kamin, Cassis, Brombeeren, ein Hauch Vanille, Colakraut; am Gaumen frisch, saftig, delikate Frucht, markante Tannine, viel Energie und Spannung, im Abgang von sehr guter Länge, würzig, rotfruchtig. Ein erfreulich eleganter Calon Ségur, der sein Terroir hervorragend zeigt."
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Wine Advocate: "The 2024 Calon-SĂ©gur 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."
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Jeb Dunnuck: "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."
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Falstaff: "Im Duft dunkelbeerig, Grafit, Amarenakirsche. Kaltmazerationsaromen. Im Mund ist der Wein dicht zupackend, kraftvoll, nicht ganz frei von den jahrgangstypisch vegetalen Tönen, aber mit genug reifer Frucht und nicht zuletzt auch genug Mineralität, um das einzubinden. Relativ kräftiger Alkohol."
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The Wine Cellar Insider: "Quite floral in its nature, the wine quickly reveals its core of cherries and currants in the aromatic profile. Juicy, fresh, and energetic, the wine is medium-bodied, with a bright center of sweet, vibrant, red fruits and black currants on the mid-palate, leading to a mint-accented, soft, lifted finish. The wine blends 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. 13.1% ABV, 3.6 pH. Yields were 45 hectoliters per hectare. The harvest took place September 23 - October 9. You only need to give it 2 years or so of patience, and it will be a beauty to drink for at least 2 decades with ease. Drink from 2029-2055."
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Decanter: "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."
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown: "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."
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Jane Anson: "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."
