Chateau Calon Segur 2002 - Bordeaux
St Estephe Bordeaux Deep ruby/purple-tinged, this vintage, a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, is medium-bodied, elegantly-styled with surprisingly sweet tannin, some notes of herbs, plums, black cherries, and currants, a sweet, ripe attack, and a straightforward finish without the power and depth of the finest vintages. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2017. - Rated 89, Robert Parker Fabulous aromas of crushed berries, with cassis and blueberries and hints of spice. Full-bodied and very rich, with a wonderful tannin structure. Long and exotic. –JS - Rated 92-94 Wine Spectator
Bottled in April, 2000, this elegant, stylish, graceful wine is an attractive, dark ruby/purple-colored effort with subtle notes of sweet oak, licorice, herbs, and black fruits. While not massive, it is medium-bodied and ripe, with sweet tannin. Forty-eight percent of the production was utilized in this blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon...
The winery remains resolutely faithful to wood. The blend is composed in December and the wine is stored in barrels and racked every three months. After approximately one year, roughly midway through the maturation process, the wine is fined using fresh egg whites. It is to be noted that the wine...
This wine is an opaque purple with better integrated wood than many young Haut Marbuzets exhibit. The supple-textured, medium to full-bodied 1999 is loaded with jammy black fruits, spicy wood, herbs, and cedar. It is attractive and seductive. It will drink well for a decade.” Rated 88, Robert Parker Very well...
Chateau Meyney 2000 - Bordeaux
St Estephe Bordeaux Love the spicy, nutmeg and floral nose to this. Medium-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a medium finish. Tight now, but should come around. Should be a bit better. Best after 2007. 19,805 cases made. –JS - Rated 88, Wine Spectator
Chateau Montrose 2002 - Bordeaux
St Estephe Bordeaux An elegant yet richly fruited style of Montrose with medium body, sweet notes of black fruits, leather, dried herbs, and earth, this round wine is not profoundly concentrated, but is well-made, with excellent depth, ripeness, and overall length. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2016. - Rated 90, Robert Parker Very pretty aromas of blackberries, with hints of Indian spices and milk chocolate. Full-bodied, with a solid core of ripe fruit and silky tannins. Very, very nice indeed. Montrose did very well. Best after 2008. 12,500 cases made. –JS - Rated 92, Wine Spectator
Chateau Phelan Segur 2002 - Bordeaux
St Estephe Bordeaux This lighter style of wine is medium-bodied with crisp acids, a cooler climate fruit profile with red currants more than black ones dominating, medium body, some noticeable tannin, and a relatively short finish. Drink it over the next 5-6 years. - Rated 86, Robert Parker Aromas of blackberries, chocolate and light sweet tobacco follow through to a medium-bodied palate, with silky tannins and a medium finish. Slightly austere in the end. Best after 2007. 20,830 cases made. –JS - Rated 87, Wine Spectator
