Le C De Calon Segur 2021《Terroir Collection - ZTF131》

Grapes : 57% Cabernet sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 7% Cabernet franc, 2% petit Verdot

⭐Third Wine of Chateau Calon Segur

Chateau Calon Segur is located in Saint-Estephe , Medoc, Bordeaux, France. Third classified Growth in 1855.

The Bordeaux wine property Calon-Segur was named after a small river skiff used in the Middle Ages to ferry timber across the Gironde estuary. This eventually inspired the name of the district which was at one point known as Calones or Saint Estephe de Calon.

Historic records show the estate was in existence as far back as 1147 when it was owned by Monseigneur de Calon, an important bishop in the community. Eventually, the Medoc property came to be owned by Nicolas Alexandre de Segur.  After being passed from generation to generation, the estate became the property of the famous Marquis de Segur. Marquis de Segur was an important figure, not only for his ownership of the better Bordeaux estates of the day (Lafite and Latour), but for his long-lasting impact on the estate.  He is quoted as saying “I make my wine at Lafite and Latour, but my heart is in Calon.” That famous phrase lives on in the label of Chateau Calon-Segur, where the drawing of a heart is prominently featured on the logo.

Chateau Calon-Segur was once one of the original three Bordeaux wine vineyards in Saint Estephe. In 1825, Chateau Montrose was a parcel of forest belonging to the Calon-Segur estate, similar to its near neighbor-Phelan Segur-which was also once part of the great Segur estate. Those holdings were so vast they included not only Lafite, but also Latour and Mouton! This was in the 18th century, at which point Calon-Segur was already an ancient estate, having been in existence for at least five hundred years.

The modern era for Chateau Calon-Segur began in1894 when its Medoc vineyards were purchased by Georges Gasqueton and Charles Hanappier. The Gasqueton family managed the estate until 2012. More recently,the figurehead of Calon-Segur was the charming, albeit eccentric, Madame Denise Gasqueton. She ran the estate while marching to the beat of her own drum until she passed away at the age of 87 in late September 2011. The following year, in July of 2012, Chateau Calon-Segur was sold for 170 million euros, or approximately 215 million dollars. The buyer was the large French Insurance company, Suravenir.  Jean-Pierre Moueix, the owner of Petrus and the massive negociant company Duclot, took a minority stake in Chateau Calon-Segur.

The style of Calon-Segur wine is masculine and sturdy. It is tannic, structured, and traditional in its textures with abrawny body that often takes over a decade or two to become civilized.

The 131 acre Saint-Estephe vineyard of Calon-Seguris one of the few remaining walled-in vineyards of the entire Bordeaux appellation. The vines are on average about 35 years of age, and are composed of 65%Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Franc grapes.  The soils are a mixture of gravel, clay, and sand. Production for Chateau Calon-Seguris, on average, close to 20,000 cases per year. There is a second wine, Marquisde Calon. The owners also control a cru bourgeois property, Chateau CapbernGasqueton.

An integral member of the Calon Ségur family, the third wine exhibits a freshness and fruitiness geared for immediate enjoyment. It is mainly sourced from the estate’s young vines with a balanced blend made up of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. 

Formerly known as La Chapelle de Calon, then Le Saint-Estèphe de Calon Ségur, it took a new name with Le C de Calon Ségur since the vintage 2019.