Château Calon-Ségur Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Shay A

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night. This was my contribution. Someone else brought a ‘96 Calon Segur and it seemed to just be entering its drinking window, so needless to say, even at 13yrs old (with a 3hr decant), this was young. The nose was full of saddle leather, herbs de Provence and underripe red and black fruits. The palate showed bayleaf and cherry swisher sweets (a note I seem to get often with St Estephe wines with age). A touch thin at the front, full on the mid palate and tart and tannic in the finish. Tons of acidity here as well. Unless you’re double decanting for 6+ hours, I’d hold another 5 years.

Tobin Trevarthen

Just kept getting better with each taste. The merlot softened and provided nice round and flush flavors.

Tom Kobylarz

Simply delicious, elegant for such a young St. Estephe #propertanninMGMT

Michael Heintz

Ok but not killing me-more earthy and coarse than I had hoped for

Joe DAscoli

Meaty and with super drying tannins. Paired well with fatty pork

Makoto Someya

Elegant sexy aroma with black currant. Earthy and spicy flavor. Smooth. Still have lots of power, need to wait for years. 2006 @1200/G(7300), T Enoteca, 210301

Alex Thiele

Birthday wine for Tori

Mike Hartz

Best wine of the night, classic smooth Medoc

Shuji Yanada

エレガントだが、まだ少しタンニン強く、飲み頃はまだ先。

Petr Jonak

Decanter FWE 2013