2001 Château Calon Ségur, St Estèphe, Bordeaux Size:150cl Etienne has been working hard

Etienne has been working hard to refine the tannins in his wines

This is dead centre in its arc of maturity

Very concentrated colour and the nose cleans up

It could be kept another five years but

That same cast of characters reprises with almost painfully concentrated piquancy

2001 Château Calon Ségur, St Estèphe, Bordeaux Size:150cl Etienne has been working hardThe 2001 Calon Sgur has a delightful bouquet, very pure and a little more vivacious than the preceding vintage, featuring lovely brambly red fruit, rose petals, autumn leaves and a touch of cigar box, all well defined and focused. The palate is medium bodied with supple tannins, a little more cohesive than the 2000, and slightly granular in texture, with a graceful, elegant and quite persistent finish. This is one of the few chteaux where it's