After tasting EP samples all day, it is a feeling somewhat like relief to be able to get back to something that is actually ready to drink. Tasted again at a negociant tasting, Marquis de Calon, the second wine of Calon Segur, shows beautifully the commune of St Estephe. I have been finding that second wines are a great buy in top vintages and are often so expressive of their terroir and give the drinker an insight into the estate at a fraction of the price.
Mulberry and wild strawberry fruits are interwoven with subtle complexities of cigar box and forest floor. While the oak could be argued to be slighty to pronounced, I don’t think it detracts from the wine in the slightest. 90 points
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