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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2019 Le Marquis de Calon Ségur is a terrific second wine. Ample, bold and dramatic, the 2019 packs a huge punch. Black cherry, plum, new leather, graphite and incense build as this flamboyant, opulent Saint-Estèphe shows off its considerable allure. The 2019 is a big wine, but the 15.1% alcohol is not especially evident. 01/2022

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2019 Le Marquis de Calon, matured in 25% new oak, sports an almost identical bouquet to the one I found out of barrel, featuring intense blackberry, iodine and pressed iris petals, albeit with more composure. The palate is medium-bodied with a smooth, slightly lactic entry and fine acidity, maybe not quite as 'crunchy' as I recall, yet still satisfyingly persistent. 12/2021

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Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Deep purple-black colored, the 2019 Le Marquis de Calon-Ségur wafts out of the glass with fragrant potpourri, garrigue and Darjeeling tea scents over a core of redcurrant jelly, plum preserves and blackcurrant pastilles plus a touch of cracked black pepper. The full-bodied palate has a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins with loads of freshness supporting the crunchy black fruits, finishing long and savory. 06/2020

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez d'intensité moyenne, au fruité mûr et crémeux. Moelleux à l'attaque et jusqu'en milieu de bouche, avec de l'éclat dans le goût, le vin fond dans le palais, savoureux, parfumé, au fruité bien défini. Très belle longueur. Beaucoup de charme. 03/2022

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James Suckling

James Suckling

A chewy, structured red with blackberry, chocolate and some walnut and bark. It’s full-bodied and solid with lots of fruit and tannins. Second wine of Calon Segur. Needs five or six years to soften. Try after 2026. 02/2022