1982 | Chteau Calon-Sgur | Saint-Estephe (Half Bottle)

Red Wine: 1982 | Chteau Calon-Sgur | Saint-Estephe (Half Bottle)

Good medium red, with a hint of amber at the rim. Very aromatic, inviting nose of redcurrant, leather and tobacco.

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Producer: Chteau Calon-Sgur

Ratings: WA | 90 JG | 94

Vintage: 1982

Size: 375ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Good medium red, with a hint of amber at the rim. Very aromatic, inviting nose of redcurrant, leather and tobacco. Intensely flavored and gripping, with a slightly raisiny singed plum character but also solid framing acidity that gives the wine a juicy quality

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The Chteau Calon-Sgur 1982 continues to be a delightful fully mature Saint Estephe. It has a similar bouquet to the bottle tasted in Hong Kong in 2012, with Chinese tea and leather, roasted herbs and here, just a suggestion of cocoa. The palate is medium-bodied but fuller than the Batailley 1982, tasted alongside. It exerts a gentle grip and like last time, perhaps there is a hint of brettanomyces towards the finish.

• John Gilman: The 1982 Calon-Sgur remains one of my favorite vintages all time from this excellent estate in Ste. Estphe, and as it closes in on its fortieth birthday, it is at its apogee of peak maturity. The bouquet is deep, pure and superb, wafting from the glass in a blend of red and black cherries, cigar wrapper, a fine base of gravel soil tones, black truffles, a lovely touch of violets and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and beautifully plush at the core, with utterly classical proportions, superb soil signature and grip, mellowed, buried tannins and outstanding focus on the very long, complex and very classy finish. This is a great example of Calon at its zenith today, but with decades and decades of excellent drinking still ahead of it.

Producer Information

Chteau Calon-Sgur is a well-regarded wine estate located in the commune of Saint-Estphe, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary in northern Bordeaux. The chteau was rated as a third growth in the 1855 Classification of the Mdoc and Graves and is unique in the Mdoc as the vineyards are in one single plot surrounded by tall stone walls. The eponymous, flagship wine (often dubbed the “grand vin”) is a Bordeaux red blend although it is predominantly made from Cabernet Sauvignon. In some years the Cabernet Sauvignon proportion can be as high as 90 percent. Winegrowing here dates back to the 12th Century, but the name, Calon-Sgur, was first seen in the 18th Century. At the time, the chteau was owned by Nicolas-Alexandre, the Marquis de Sgur, who also owned Chteaux Latour, Lafite and Margaux. The Marquis decided to add his name to the chteau alongside the word Calon, the name of the small boats that once transferred timber down the Gironde. As well as changing the name of the estate he also placed a heart on the label of his wine, after he famously stated: “I make wine at Lafite and Latour but my heart belongs to Calon.” Calon-Sgur’s vineyards are planted on clay and gravel soil, giving the finished wines power and finesse. While Cabernet Sauvignon is dominant in the wines, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are planted as well, providing blending opportunities. The grand vin is aged in new oak, fined with egg whites and produced in relatively small quantities 80,000 bottles every year. The second wine, Marquis de Calon, is predominantly Merlot and aged in barrels, only a third of which are new. The production is much higher than the grand vin and it is produced from younger vines and released younger.