Anthocyanes (Y. Castaing) (2022) 94 / 100

Encore timide et un peu fermé, le nez recèle toutefois des notes de fruits frais, de mure, de cassis et une pointe de graphite. Juteuse à souhait, la structure n’est pas aussi profonde que 2016, mais reste délicate et fraiche. Sur l’allonge, cette bouteille fera des merveilles d’ici 10 ans. Très beau vin.

Bettane & Desseauve (2018) 17.5 - 18.0 / 20

Souple et charnu, mais de densité moyenne. Elégance aromatique indéniable.

Decanter (2019) 95 / 100

This is gorgeous. Rich, silky, bright and perky, and full of grace. A real purity to the blueberry and blackberry fruits, and soft elongated tannins. Highly recommend for its classicism. Has the austerity of 2017 but gives it real polish, and it raises its game through the palate. 19 months aging. Drinking Window 2025 - 2048.

JM Quarin (2020) 94 / 100

Couleur sombre et intense. Nez moyennement aromatique, au fruité fin et pur. Bouche très séduisante, construite à la fois serrée et douce, sur un corps droit. Le vin s’étire longtemps en finale savoureux, parfumé, avec beaucoup de classe dans le toucher.

James Suckling (2019) 95 / 100

Graphite, wild herbs, bracken, violets and such spicy black and blue berries. The palate has impressive concentration, yet very supple, charming texture. Such impressively articulated tannin detail with very fine, long tannins and deeply integrated oak. This wine is so full of flavor and interest from start to finish. Needs three to four year to come around. Try in 2023 and onwards.

Jancis Robinson (2018) 17.5 / 20

Inky core with black-cherry rim. Ripe, dark and with a fine mineral cast to the cassis fruit, which is ripe but not sweet. Paper-fine tannins in many layers. Great ageing potential but also accessible. Deceptively accessible, suggesting lack of ageing ability, but I don't think that is the case. Cool, fresh, serious, fine cassis fruit. The finesse comes from the lack of sweetness but there's no lack of fruit. Dry, firm and very St-Estèphe, with tannin structure. But the structure is filled molecule by molecule with the fruit. It's so finely balanced. There's more firmness than in Cos but there's still excellent harmony. Opens to a hint of violets. Super-moreish and juicy even with the structure of the terroir. (JH)

Jeff Leve (2018) 95 / 100

Spicy, sweet, fresh, earthy, red fruits, soft tannins and a sassy attitude create this wine’s demeanor. There is density with strong, chewy tannins. The finish is polished, rich and energetic, delivering a blackberry Asian zing, licorice and a dark cocoa endnote. It will take time -- at least a decade -- before this nonconformist is civilized. The wine was produced from 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, reaching 13.2% alcohol with a pH of 3.70. The harvest took place September 15 to September 29.

Le Figaro (2020) 18 / 20

Vin racé, fruité, gourmand, séveux, bouche soyeuse, tannins ronds et soyeux, belle longueur, finale graphite, jolie trame acide.

Parker (2020) 95 / 100

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Calon-Ségur features warm plums, cassis, baked cherries and mulberries, earth, meats and cedar on the nose with notes of lavender and olives. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and intense with firm, fine-grained tannins and great length, finishing minerally. This wine was aged in 100% new French oak barrels for 20 months.

RVF 18 - 18.5 / 20 Wine Enthusiast (2020) 96 / 100

Fine tannins give this wine its structure and its essence. It is a wine constructed with firmness, bringing out a dry core, allied to a more velvet character. The black fruits are developing well and the ensemble of the wine will be in perfect harmony. Drink from 2024.

Yves Beck (2018) 93 - 95 / 100

Pourpre violacé. Très belle intensité olfactive, marquée par des notes de mûres et de cassis. Je relève également une touche rafraîchissante avec des baies rouges telles qu’airelles ou framboises. Attaque crémeuse et fruitée. Au palais, le vin a du gras, de l’élégance et une belle symbiose entre tannins et structure acide. Le fruit s’y reflète bien également, mais peut encore gagner en expression ; l’élevage lui en donnera la possibilité. Un vin prometteur doté d’un bon potentiel et d’une finale persistante.  2023-2042

Appellation	Saint-Estèphe
Classement	3ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855
Superficie	55 ha
Encépagement	Cabernet Sauvignon 56% - Merlot 35% - Cabernet Franc 7% - Petit Verdot 2%
Age moyen des vignes	22 ans
Sols et sous-sol	Graves
Elevage	Barriques neuves à 100% durant 20mois