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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2022 Calon Ségur is a young, raw powerhouse with huge tannins. Today, I find the 2022 impenetrably compact and hard to read. Then again, Calon Ségur was quite similar en primeur, so I can't say I am terribly surprised. For the time being, the 2022 is somewhat of a mystery. 01/2025

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2022 Calon Ségur is a wine that I found "uncompromising" when I tasted it at en primeur. Now that the wine is in bottle, it has a strident bouquet that marches from the glass with blackcurrant, bilberry, cedar and pine aromas. It’s very well defined and quite classic in style with finely chiseled tannins. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and a little more saline than it showed out of barrel. Indeed, it has a tad more elegance now, though it still harks back to some of the classic postwar wines that I tasted in the past—in a good way. Very fresh on the finish, this is a sophisticated Saint-Estèphe born to give years of drinking pleasure, but my word, give it at least a decade before entertaining the idea of opening a bottle. 01/2025

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

I tasted the 2022 Calon-Ségur twice, but the wine was difficult to evaluate and I prefer to defer judgment until such a time as I can taste it again. 03/2025

98

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

The flagship 2022 Château Calon Ségur checks in as 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It's a massive wine from this château that brings a fabulous nose of darker currants, smoked tobacco, chocolaty oak, graphite, and loamy earth. This full-bodied, deep, unctuous Saint-Estèphe has a round, layered mouthfeel, remarkably pure tannins, and flawless overall balance. It's going to take a decade to shed its baby fat, but this is legit sensational juice! Don’t miss it. 02/2025

97

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur noire. Nez intense, fin, fruité et plus proche des fruits frais que des fruits noirs, ce qui le rend un peu vif. Minutieux en entrée de bouche et de suite très parfumé au milieu, avec un gras fin qui parcourt le palais, le vin m'apparaît un peu plus ferme qu'attendu dans son parcours final, même s'il demeure très aromatique et long. 02/2025

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James Suckling

James Suckling

Stunning depth and minerality with fine spices, dark olives, ashtray and a hint of white pepper, paprika and iron. Powerful but also really fine, complex and classy, with full body and super-fine-grained tannins. Spot-on balance helps highlight depth and layers. Really long and restrained. Very complete. Already appealing but will improve in the next decade. Drink from 2027. 01/2025