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2020 - A fondamental vintage

An early start to spring

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After record winter rainfall: 848mm fell from October 2019 to end March 2020 (compared with an average of 540mm over 26 years), we saw a very mild end to the winter. In mid-February, we could see a procession of cranes migrating northwards.

At the beginning of March, between storms, we used willow reeds to tie off our old Cabernet Sauvignon in l’Enclos, and our Chef cooked us t...

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History

It wasn't mere chance that led Bernard Phelan, a young Irish wine broker, to leave his homeland at the end of the 18th century and settle in Bordeaux. At that time, the city was a major trading centre with the British Isles. The families that did business together, buying and selling the wines produced in the region, formed close ties. These relationships sometimes let to marriages, and notably that of Bernard Phelan to one of the daughters of...

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Vineyards

The vineyard of Château Phélan Ségur covers 70 hectares of magnificent clay-gravels on the hillocks and plateaux of Saint-Estèphe.

Made up of four large sections, the parcels adjoin the vineyards of Châteaux Montrose and Calon Ségur, among others. The planting density is high. The mix of grape varieties is original: the talented duo of the Médoc (58% Cabernet Sauvignon and 39% Merlot) are complemented by a touch of Cabernet Franc and Petit ...

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Winemaking

Fermentation takes place over a dozen days, punctuated by regular pumping over, rack-and-return and punching down, specific to each batch, thus favouring the extraction of phenolic compounds in the wine. Then comes the critical phase of maceration over about twenty days, where the objective is to continue the extraction. The wine is tasted daily to decide the optimum date for running off. The 39 tanks allow for this precision vinification and ...

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Inside information

 Everyone tries hard in the course of their life to find a wide variety of means to express themselves. The acquisition of Phélan Ségur appeared to me to be this means, allowing me to respect the past and the creation of my predecessors and at the same time to put, with modesty, my stamp on this magnificent ‘living object’ whose longevity exceeds, luckily and by nature, the life of a man. »

Xavier Gardinier – March 1985.

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