…almost Lafite-like lift and race….Finer than the more solid Montrose. Positively succulent!’
Jancis Robinson MW
‘A wine worth following.’
Stephen Tanzer
‘I make wine at Lafite and Latour, but my heart is at Calon…’
Marquis de Segur
Classic Claret just about begins to earn its stripes as it hits the decade mark – unless, of course, it is proper old-school claret like the great Calon Segur. This brilliant chateau, with the memorable heart on the label, sees its peak at closer to 20 years although it will ‘keep on keeping on’ a lot longer too!
We have just acquired a special parcel of one of our favourite chateaux and feel this is the perfect bottle for the table this Christmas and beyond. For one thing this perfect bottle is double the size of lesser bottles! Magnums are always a little special and the perfect format for the wine to open up once the cork is pulled. Ideal for occasions over the festive season – with a magnum you don’t just finish the bottle in one slurp – it has time to show its subtleties and the joy lasts a little longer.
At 20 years old, 2006 Calon Segur is a fascinating prospect – from the period when the redoubtable and somewhat legendary Madame Gasqueton was in charge with Eric Boissenot consulting. While it was also the first vintage for winemaker Vincent Millet – it clearly shows the chateau’s wonderful old-style approach: age-worthy filigree-fruit quality with elegance and finesse preferred over ‘Parker-power’ and the prevailing trends of the day. The wine and terroir does the talking, the inherent complexity of it perhaps picked up best in Stephen Tanzer’s note below.
Jancis Robinson has compared its ‘lift and race’ to Chateau Lafite, no less, also favouring it over the St Estephe neighbour Montrose, judging it finer. Very recently tasted by Decanter’s Charles Curtis MW now is the time to begin tucking in. But this wine has the stuffing and vivacity to make you congratulate yourself that you’ve got more of it for afters too!
We are delighted to offer a little parcel of this excellent 3rd Growth at a great price which should just about sort out your red wine needs for the forthcoming festivities. It comes in handy cases of 3 magnums – and if you order now in time for Christmas we’ll give you £25 off per case – which equates to £10 off a magnum when you include the taxes – plus free UK mainland delivery.
Just use code CALON25 when checking out.
Best wishes,
Brunswick Team.
Tel/WhatsApp +44 (0)1273 054690
2006 Chateau Calon Segur, St Estephe
£475 in bond per case of magnums (3x150cl) – £592.32 inc. Duty &VAT
Buy a case now for Christmas & SAVE £25 – use code CALON25
£450 in bond per case of magnums (3x150cl) – £562.32 inc. Duty& VAT
Plus Free UK mainland delivery
‘The 2006 Calon Ségur was initially restrained but took on weight as it sat in the glass, developing complex aromas of blackberry, graphite, earth, and oak spice with time. The texture was silky, but the density and weight became apparent with time, leading into an impressive finish. This wine seems more youthful than many from this vintage, which augurs well for its future ageing potential. Consulting oenologist Éric Boissenot blended 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, and aged the wine entirely in new casks. Drink 2025-2045.’
93 points, Charles Curtis MW, Decanter (Mar 2025)
‘Bright ruby-red. Perfumed, terroir-driven aromas and flavors of redcurrant, licorice, iron, cinders, woodsmoke, minerals and pepper, plus a whiff of meat. At once dense and suave, with herbal and peppery nuances contributing to the wine’s impression of insinuating vinosity and inner-mouth aromatic character. Almost rustic in its soil tones but not in its refined texture. Finishes with building tannins and a juicy freshness. A wine worth following.’
90+ points, Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar (May 2009)
‘Not a wine that will please everyone. This has the austerity and backward thinking of 2006 mixed with the sleek fruit of Calon; rich, dark and not at all showy. Instead, it is subtle, delicate and thoroughly lovely. Drink 2017- 2038.’
93 points, Jane Anson (Jun 2016)
