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  • Country ranking ?

    519
  • Producer ranking ?

    5
  • Decanting time

    -
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Fifty-five hectares (136 acres) at the time of the 1855 classification, fifty-five hectares today: the estate is a rare example of consistency of terroir over the centuries.

The vineyard is made up of one single block adjacent to the village of Saint-Estèphe. Unique in the Médoc, it is completely surrounded by a stone wall. Inside, closest to the château, this “enclos” groups together the most famous plots of Calon.

There are very few ge...

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Vintage 2016

Bordeaux 2016 in review “A paradox”

by Andrew Caillard MW

The 2016 Bordeaux vintage will be remembered as one of the great years of the 21st century. I haven't been this excited about the prospects of wines this young since the remarkable 2009 and 2010 vintages. At that time, China was at the zenith of its extraordinary rise of fine wines where the highest estates, particularly Château Lafite , had become a backwater currency. Each man a...

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Tasted twice - last time in April 2019. Consistent notes. 60% C.Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 18% C.Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Very fruity, stylish, with big concentration and length, great complexity, remarkable structure and length. Awesome wine.

  • 96p

Deep colour. Fresh spicy dark cassis, graphite, lead pencil aromas. Well concentrated inky textures wine with dark blackcurrant, cassis flavours, juicy textures, fine chalky. Finishes chalky and brambly. Lovely fruit sweetness and complexity. Really lovely wine with elemental structure. Tasted at Ch Calon Segur. 95 points

  • 95p

Ruby. Scented, tight, blueberries and some ripe fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise and spices, layered and detailed, playful, long. 95-97

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St.Estephe, Bordeaux
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