Saint Estèphe

This 2008 is drinking perfectly now, good classic lines - this is proper claret but with the tell-tale purity of fruit, impressive edge and the intensity you expect from Saint Estephe - it is unmistakab...(read more)

Like the 2009 and 2010 which got so much publicity as primeur wines, 2008 Capbern Gasqueton betrays its affiliation with Calon Ségur in its purity and subtle dry Cabernet fruit. This has opened up brill...(read more)

Like the 2009 and 2010 which got so much publicity as primeur wines, 2008 Capbern Gasqueton betrays its affiliation with Calon Ségur in its purity and subtle dry Cabernet fruit. This has opened up brill...(read more)

This is a property on the move. Now under the same ownership at Montrose, and same winemaker as Haut Brion this is not surprising, and is now a real contender as one of the great buys of the Medo...(read more)

Oaky nose, chocolate attack. There is volume and sweetness and body. Thickly tannic and richly long. Much less expressive than the Pagodes for now, but the same spiced cassis is there too, combin...(read more)

77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot. This wine opened the low-key but very impressive tasting at Chateau Calon Segur. Pretty red-fruited nose, quite bright and floral. Palate more serious lovely p...(read more)

46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. This is the lowest % of Cabernet Sauvignon since the 1999). Delicate and elegant on the nose. Soft and rich on the attack - really...(read more)