CHÂTEAU PHÉLAN SÉGUR
2013 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Saint Estèphe
A pleasant, medium ruby-colored 2013 St. Estephe, this cuvee offers up notes of black cherries, spice box and minerals. Moderately endowed, cleanly made, and adequate for near-term drinking, it can be enjoyed over the next 4-5 years. 2014-2019 Rating: 82-85 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Aug 2014)
* This is a pre-shipment/primeur offer. All orders are accepted under the TERMS of this offer which differ from the terms of the rest of the site.
Good full ruby-red. Very minty blueberry and blackcurrant aromas are complicated by cedar and leather. Seems to lack a little fruit on entry, then turns distinctly lusher in the middle, displaying a restrained sweetness to the flavors of minty blackcurrant, graphite and cedar. Finishes with mouthcoating but not drying tannins. Rating: 86-89 Ian d'Agata - Stephen Tanzer website (May 2014)
Although the nose is firm there is more fruit at the back and the palate start with richer black cherry and cassis. Fresher at the back the tannins are in evidence tending to shorten the finish. 2020-30 Rating: 85-89 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (May 2014)
This is the best of the second rank of St Estèphes for my money. Made with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, it’s less firm and tannic than some with well integrated oak, minerally acidity, supple tannins and appealing black fruits. 2018-24 Rating: 93 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com (May 2014)
(60 Cabernet Sauvignon, 40 Merlot) 50% new oak, 12.7% alcohol, 26hl/ha. Nice, honest and yet sadly a little sour on the finish. Good, open Phélan style but lacking drama and too abrupt and raw. Rating: 15.5 Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Apr 2014)
Rich depth of colour and slightly smoky, leathery nose, some florality as well, good ripness and good mid-term. Drink: 2017-2027. Rating: 16.5 Steven Spurrier (Apr 2014)
Firm along the edges, with bitter plum and black cherry notes followed by dusty tannins on the lilac-tinged finish. Rating: 87–90 James Molesworth, The Wine Spectator (Apr 2014)
This is extremely impressive for the vintage, with dark berry, licorice, aniseed and subtle clove character. Full to medium body, pretty backbone and core of fruit for 2013. Phélan did incredibly well here.James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2014)
I had three querulous encounters with samples from Phelan-Segur. They all exhibited pinched aromatics that never really got off the ground. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, quite dry tannins and a hard finish that feels rather charmless. Perhaps I was unlucky with my samples - I will seek to re-taste this after bottling because it does often improve. Fingers crossed! Rating: 83-85 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2014)
The 2013 Phélan Ségur is rich and explosive for the year. Violets, tobacco, smoke, game and graphite all take shape in an exceptionally polished, delineated wine with terrific balance and class among its peers. There is a lot to like here. Rating: 89-92 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2014)
Château Phélan Ségur
Château Phélan-Ségur is a Cru Bourgeois St. Estèphe property that produces textbook meaty, solid and long-lived St. Estèphes. It was bought by Xavier Gardinier in 1985 and is now run by his sons, Thierry and Laurent. Phélan-Ségur's 66 hectares of vineyards are well-sited near the Grionde estuary and lies on well drained gravel soils. The vineyards are bordered by those of Château Montrose and Château Calon-Ségur. Phélan-Ségur's wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (30%) and Cabernet Franc (10%). The grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and the wine is then matured in oak barriques (30% new) for 15 months. Phélan-Ségur usually requires at least 5-7 years of bottle ageing to show at its best and the best vintages can continue improving for up to 15 years.
Please make sure that you have read the terms of this offer which are different from those of the main website. If you are unclear as to what is involved in primeur purchases please do call us, but see the 'practical notes' below.
Ordering
Prices are per case as listed 'in bond London'.
Pre-Orders are a firm commitment from you to buy the wines you order on release, subject to the price being below the upper price of the estimated band on our website. You may also set your own upper price limit, lower or higher than ours. Pre-orders will be fulfilled subject to availability. Providing this firm commitment to us effectively gives you priority.
Wines listed on the website (after any pre-orders and allocations have been fulfilled) can be ordered in the usual way via the website order form or by email or telephone 020 7221 1982, always subject to stock remaining.
Confirmation
All orders will be confirmed by email and are contractually binding unless written cancellation is received within seven days of the confirmation date, apart from pre-orders which are binding if the release price is below the top estimate or other price you have set.
Invoices are raised at the In Bond price, excluding any duty and VAT which will become payable at the prevailing rates on arrival of the wine if required duty paid.
Payment is required on sight of invoice, by cash, cheque, debit card or credit transfer. We reserve the right to charge 2% per month on invoices unpaid after 30 days.
Delivery
- Shipment to our bond (LCB Creek Road) and insurance are included in the in bond price.
- Delivery is free to Lea and Sandeman / Elephant storage accounts, both duty paid and in bond.
- Other deliveries (In Bond and Duty Paid) are also free subject to a minimum order from the offer of £1000, orders below this total will be charged £16.50+ VAT when the wine invoices are issued. We will group deliveries and this is a charge for your entire purchases, not a per-case charge.
- Delivery for 2016 Bordeaux primeurs will probably be completed by October 2019, but we make no guarantee as to specific delivery times, and some of the Sauternes may be later.
Practical notes - how it works
We start a sale in each customer's name and add all their primeur orders to one sale which is invoiced at the end of the campaign (or when the customer wishes) for immediate payment. We and our customers find that having a single invoice for the vintage is the simpler option, but do please note that confirmed orders are still binding as above even if the final invoice has not been issued.
When the wine is shipped, unless previously specified we will assume that delivery is to be to bonded storage with Elephant Storage, but in any case, we will contact you requesting any alternative instructions. If you have another bonded delivery address you would like the wine to go to, please tell us at the time of ordering. If the wines are required duty-paid we will issue invoices at the rates prevailing at the time for the excise duty (currently £25.98 per case) and the VAT (currently at 20%) on the total of the wine cost and the duty.
Half-bottles, Magnums and larger bottles.
One of the additional advantages of buying en primeur is being able to order the wine in the bottle size you want. Even if a wine is only listed in one size, you can order any bottle or case size you want if the property supplies it, but you must order the case/bottle size you require and check that the correct size has been invoiced.
Additional charges are as follows:-
- +£15 per case of 24 half-bottles
- +£15 per case of 6 Magnums (2 bottles equivalent, 1.5 litres each)
- +£35 per individually boxed Double Magnum (4 bottles equivalent, 3 litres)
- +£45 per individually boxed Imperial (8 bottles equivalent, 6 litres) for Salmanazars, Balthazars, Nebuchadnezzars and Melchiors please enquire for availability and price.