WINE ENTHUSIAST: "This finely perfumed wine has a percentage of Cabernet Franc in the blend giving elegance as well as contrasting well with the ripe, jammy Merlot. This generously structured wine is smooth, juicy with red fruits and acidity. It will age well over the medium term. Drink from 2024."
DECANTER: "Beautifully expressed fruit: ripe 57% Merlot with a lift from 10% Cabernet Franc. Wonderful purity and freshness and extremely elegant for St-Estèphe- a perfect second wine. Drinking Window 2019 - 2028"
JAMES SUCKLING: "Wow. This second wine shows such beautiful cedar, tobacco and berry character. Full-bodied, layered and juicy. Lots of gorgeous fruit and spice character. Long finish. Second wine of Calon-Segur. Drink in 2021."
ANTONIO GALLONI: "The 2015 Marquis de Calon has a gorgeous bouquet of ample blackberry and raspberry fruit, crushed limestone and hints of blue fruit that emerge with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, quite edgy tannin. The acidity is very well judged and lends real tension. The finish, while it might not be the most complex, it is surfeited with energy. This is a delicious second wine."
THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Medium bodied, with a sweet, earthy, leaf and cherry filled character, you can drink this young, while waiting for the Grand Vin to come around."
FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, rauchig-würzig unterlegte rote Beerenfrucht, reife Pflaumen, dunkle Mineralität. Mittlere Komplexität, frische rotbeerige Nuancen, dezente Tannine, zitronig im Finish, ein leichtfüßiger Speisenbegleiter."
JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2015 Calon Ségur Le Marquis de Calon Ségur is similar in style to the 2014 yet has slightly more oomph and hedonistic charm. Black cherries, damp earth, leafy herbs, and a hint of graphite all emerge from this medium to full-bodied, rounded, fleshy, pleasure-bent beauty that I’d be thrilled to drink any time over the coming decade or more."