Wine Chateau Calon-Segur Saint-Estephe 3-eme Grand Cru Classe 1990
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Reviews of purchase Chateau Calon-Segur Saint-Estephe 3-eme Grand Cru Classe 1990
Tasting Notes
Wine rich, deep ruby red color.
Wine shakes powerful and concentrated taste with rounded tannins and rich fruit tones.
Kalon Chateau Segur has a complex, rich flavor with enticing notes of black currant, spice and hints of licorice.
Chateau Calon-Segur Saint-Estephe are encouraged to apply to meat salads, stews of beef or lamb.
Interesting Facts
Chateau Calon-Segur Saint-Estephe - delicious wine, it is made from selected grapes from vineyards located on two sites to the north-east and north-west of the castle. The average age of the vines - 35 years. Due to the long maceration for 21 days, the wine takes on a very deep color. Fermentation takes place steel vats at 30 ° C. The wine is aged in oak barrels for 24 months, a third of the crop matures in new barrels every three months withdrawals made wine from the sediment. Storage capacity - 20 years.
History of the name Château-Kalon Segur goes back to the Gallo-Roman era, and the first part of its name, it has received from naming the town "Kalon", in which the castle is located, and the second - during the tenure of the estate of the Marquis de Segur. It was under his strict guidance of wine Chateau Kalon-Segur in the XVIII century received this recognition. Heart on its label is shown in tribute to the great master, since once the Marquis said: "I make wine Lafite and Latour, but my heart is in Kalona."
Despite the fact that the Chateau Kalon-Segur is third class Grand Cru Class, it can confidently compete with the first class. Of all the other wines of Saint-Estephe appellation Chateau Segur-Kalon most traditional, very slow growing and have a long storage potential.
