2009 Chateau Calon Segur

一支硬朗又內斂的 Saint‑Estèphe：力量與細緻並存，適合收藏。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 名門地位 -> 3ème Grand Cru Classé 的底子，品質可信賴。
2) 傳統手法 -> 長時間浸皮、18 個月法國橡木桶，結構穩固、層次耐人尋味。
3) 儲藏價值 -> 這款 2009 需要時間，但回報是慢慢打開的複合香氣與口感。

【侍酒師私房筆記】顏色深紫，第一口是濃郁黑櫻桃和黑醋栗的核心，接著有潮濕泥土、森林地表和香料的線條。單寧非常結實，有點緊但不是粗糙，酸度支撐整體，尾段帶鹹感礦物和香菸、雪松的痕跡。建議先醒至少三小時，或用醒酒器慢慢喚醒內裡的甜度與香料層次。

【田地與釀造】採摘以人工為主，葡萄經機械振動分選再人工把關。溫控不鏽鋼罐發酵，浸皮 18–21 天，使用蛋清澄清，之後以法國橡木桶熟成約 18 個月。酒莊坐落在厚厚的砂礫層上，下面是黏土，這個地質帶來沈穩的結構和鹽分礦物感。

【場景化配餐指南】週末和朋友吃厚切牛扒，過年宴請講排場的主菜，或和懂酒的老友慢慢品，配上烤羊腿、紅燒牛腩或陳年硬乳酪最對味。

【降維打擊對比】比起同級別中只追風格的名牌，2009 Calon‑Ségur 用更紮實的骨架和陳年潛力回報時間投資，性價比對懂酒的人更有吸引力。

A towering Saint-Estèphe: power, precision and decades of aging potential in one glass.

【Why choose it?】
1) Estate pedigree -> 3ème Grand Cru Classé quality and unmatched terroir expression.
2) Classic winemaking -> long maceration and 18 months in French oak deliver structure and depth you can cellar.
3) Proven longevity -> a 2009 built to evolve; rewards patience with layered complexity.

【Sommelier's Notes】Dense purple colour gives way to a core of black cherry and cassis, wrapped in loam, cedar and tobacco. The palate is muscular and very concentrated — firm, gripping tannins and bright acidity frame a saline, mineral finish. This is a serious bottle: coax it with prolonged aeration and savour the slow unfolding of spice, graphite and forest-floor notes.

【Winemaking & Vineyard】Hand-harvest, mechanical sorting and a thorough selection; temperature-controlled stainless-steel fermentation with 18–21 days maceration, egg-white fining and 18 months in French oak. The vines sit on a thick Quaternary gravel layer over Tertiary clay — the classic Saint-Estèphe signature that brings power and mineral backbone.

【Occasions & Pairing】Open for a special steak night, a formal Cantonese roast beef banquet, or a cellar-worthy celebration. Serve with well-seasoned, fatty red meats and mature cheeses.

【Competitive Edge】Compared with flashier first-growths, this Calon‑Ségur delivers classic Médoc authority and long-term ageing at a relatively attractive price—more backbone and ageing reward for the informed buyer.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13.5%
• Decant Time: 3 hours
• Taste: black cherry, blackcurrant, loamy earth, forest floor, cedar, tobacco, spice, graphite, saline minerality, very firm tannins, dense concentration
• Food Matching: Grilled or roasted beef (ribeye, sirloin), Roast lamb or lamb shoulder, Venison and game, Beef en croûte / beef Wellington, Mature hard cheeses (Aged Cheddar, Comté), Mushroom and truffle dishes
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon : 90%, Merlot : 8%, Petit Verdot : 2%, Cabernet Franc ,

Winery

Chateau Calon-Segur

Chateau Calon-Segur