2009 Calon-S̩gur, St-Est̬phe This is an attractive

This is an attractive

chocolate and walnut aromas and flavors

By far the darkest rose champagne I have ever seen

aged 21 months in 44% new oak

2009 Calon-S̩gur, St-Est̬phe This is an attractiveThe 2009 has the highest percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (90%) ever included in a Calon Segur (the rest is Merlot and Petit Verdot). Completely different from its St. Estephe brethren, it is more backward and structured with a dense purple color, lots of black cherry, black currant, loamy earth, forest floor and spice notes, excruciatingly high levels of tannin, and a wonderful inner core of sweetness and concentration. It could behave like the 1982,