Calon Ségur 2002

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.

Tasted blind at Farr's 2002 Bordeaux tasting. Good wine, good wine Mrs. G. Very impressive definition on the austere nose laced with cigar box, damp earth, blackberry, thyme and black tea. Chewy entry on the palate, firm, bold tannins here with ripe black cherries, redcurrant and sour red cherry. Tannic, slightly muffled on the finish but it has a sense of drive and purpose, yet maintaining an admirable degree of refinement. Tasted October 2009.

Drink 2010-17 Dark crimson. Succulent and rich and charming. Lots of polish. Good stuff!

This bastion of traditionally made wines has fashioned a firm, structured, potentially long-lived blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot. An opaque ruby/purple color is followed by a moderately closed, but promising nose of red and black fruits interwoven with loamy soil and underbrush notes. Nicely textured, medium to full-bodied, high in tannin, but oh, so backward, it is hard to compare it to other vintages, but it may be a modern day rendition of the brilliant 1988 (one of the Medocs of the vintage). Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025