94
points
Château Calon-Ségur 2003 Red (Saint-Estèphe)
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$85
A powerfully velvety wine, which still packs a walloping punch of Saint-Estèphe tannins. The fruit, under these tannins, is pure, ripe, black and generous. But there is the proper dryness that shows how the team at Calon-Sègur managed to tame some of the excesses of the 2003 vintage. This will develop, slowly, into a great wine. Imported by Diageo Chateau & Estates.
— R.V.
(5/1/2006)
93
points
Château Calon-Ségur 2000 Red (Saint-Estèphe)
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$90
This is a solid, huge wine, with rich but very dry tannins. With its dense, almost black color, and its sense of brooding power, it promises long aging. It will never be in the opulent Bordeaux camp, despite its prominent new wood flavors, but will probably outlive all but a handful top wines.
— R.V.
(6/1/2003)