Château Calon Ségur 2019 AOC SAINT-ESTEPHE Bordeaux

Château Calon Ségur 2019 AOC SAINT-ESTEPHE BordeauxThis first wine of Chteau Calon Sgur, Third Growth of Saint Estephe, is made from vines with an average age of 22 years, which occupy a terroir dominated by gravel and a sub base dominated by clay, characteristic of the Medoc. Only the best batches are selected for a blend of two thirds Cabernet Sauvignon, one fifth Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc. In the cellar, after manual harvesting, the vinification is traditional for 18 to 20 months in 100%

Merlot (43

65% Cabernet Sauvignon

wet winter encouraged early budbreak

Bernard Magrez

veraison) is rapid and homogeneous

The natural mulching provided by the plant cover protected the soil from the heat and helped to capture water from the summer storms to replenish the water reserves

Headed by the son of an Irish citizen by the name of Thomas Lynch

With its unpredictable weather conditions

the vineyard resisted the hydric stress

whose pediment is framed by a portrait of the baron and a ram

Offering a splendid definition of its terroir

Temperature peaks were reached as early as May