Chateau Phelan Segur 2023

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58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 1.5% Petit verdot, and 1.5% Cabernet Franc.

The great wine of Château Phélan Ségur comes from this magnificent terroir of Saint Estèphe where power dominates. With its origins, Château Phélan Ségur has created its identity on elegance and finesse. With a certain restraint and great precision, it reveals the purity of the fruit, the accuracy of its structure, the silkiness of the tannins, all with a natural freshness. After a long ageing, it reveals a bouquet of rare complexity, a harmoniously blended woodiness. This subtle and authentic balance creates an intense emotion. Château Phélan Ségur is recognized for its ageing potential of several decades. An old vintage opens up new aromatic horizons of unsuspected richness: the warmth of spices, the generosity of ripe fruit, the nobility of leather. Its texture is refined, its power soothed. This fullness is a testimony of time and this fulfillment is the reward of wise patience.

Professional Scores

96

Aromas of blackberries, black currants, ink and lead pencil are impressive, highlighting the quality of the cabernet sauvignon in this vintage. So perfumed. Spearmint undertones. Medium- to full-bodied, with ultrafine tannins that run the length of the wine. Silky and caressing with lovely persistence and depth. A fine St.-Estephe. 58% cabernet sauvignon, 39% merlot, 1.5% petit verdot and 1.5% cabernet franc. Better than 2022. Best after 2028 but already approachable.

James Suckling

95

An excellent Phélan. Darkly fragrant, herbal and softly floral with blackcurrant, red cherry and coffee bean accents. Smooth and supple, gorgeous approachability in the juiciness and sense of life. So easy to enjoy this, cool and classic scents of blue fruits and crisp red fruit. Layered, clean and finessed. Svelte, not much muscle but there’s underlying power in the long finish with hints of mint. Extremely balanced and juicy, with a touch of sweetness and freshness and then the cleaning minerality comes through giving a powdery soft ending with elements of wet stone and graphite. Very St-Estephe and very successful. 52hl/ha yield. 60% grand vin, 40% second wine. Two thirds of the wine is vinified with with indigenous yeasts to give more terroir identity. Longest harvest ever at the estate, beginning on September 18 until October 11. 1.5% Petit Verdot completes the blend.

Decanter

750ml