Le Marquis de Calon-Ségur 2017 is the second wine of the prestigious Château Calon-Ségur in Saint-Estèphe. Made mostly from Merlot, it’s smooth, approachable, and offers great charm with juicy dark fruit, soft tannins, and a touch of spice—perfect for drinking now or holding for a few more years.

Decanter | D 93
Published: Feb 25, 2022
Drink: 2022-2038

Brambly nose of autumnal fruits, blackcurrants, dark cherries and spicy undertones. Well-structured, with weight and body and a chewy texture. Round and harmonious, with a spicy finish.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 92
Published: Dec 19, 2019

Terra cotta, red-berry pastry and a wild-herb thread, too. The palate has firm, wrapped tannin, cradling ripe cassis and blueberry flavors. Round, juicy tannins. Some vanilla now. A blend of 57% merlot, 38% cabernet sauvignon and 5% cabernet franc. Second wine of Chateau Calon-Segur. Drink or hold.

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The estate's Second Wine offers a different interpretation of the Calon terroir. With an average of 75% Merlot in the blends, Le Marquis de Calon Segur is totally distinct from the First Wine. It benefits from a true expression of its own, underlines Vincent Millet. The plots are separated out from the beginning. Le Marquis de Calon Segur provides immediate enjoyment, warmth and a velvety texture. It is carefully aged generally for 17 months in oak barrels, a third of which are new. Deliciously easy-drinking, silky and expressive, its charm comes to the fore, while at the same time bringing to our minds the elegance of the Grand Vin.

APPELLATION
Saint-Estephe.
Chateau Calon Segur's second label.

CONSULTANT ?NOLOGIST
eric Boissenot.

SOIL
A thick layer of gravel laid down during the Quaternary Period. Predominantly clay sub-soil from the Tertiary Period. At the summit of the gravel deposits, there is also a fine layer of clay of lacustrine origin.

VINEYARD AREA
55 ha (136 acres).

AREA IN PRODUCTION
45 ha (50 ha planted).

GRAPE VARIETIES
56% Cabernet sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 7% Cabernet franc, 2% petit Verdot

AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES
22 years.

TRAINING METHOD
Double Guyot.

PLANTING DENSITY
8,000 vines/ha.

TARGET YIELD
45 hl/ha.

HARVEST
Hand picking. A first selection of grapes on the vine. Mechanical sorting of the grapes by vibration, followed by hand sorting.

VINIFICATION
Temperature-controlled conical stainless-steel tanks. Maceration for 18 to 21 days.

AGEING
17 months, 30% new barrels. Fining with egg white.

AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION
Around 120,000 bottles.