Descripción

La Cabernet sauvignon es la uva reina en la apelación Saint-Estèphe y en Phelan Ségur se extiende a lo largo de un viñedo de casi 70 hectáreas asentado sobre gravas arcillosas. Aportando poderío y una estructura incomparable, es la verdadera columna vertebral de este gran vino. La cercanía de las viñas al estuario las protege de las inclemencias del tiempo, una ubicación privilegiada que comparten con nombres como Châteaux Montrose y Calon Ségur.

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Phélan Ségur
Tipo
Tinto Crianza
Añada
2018
Grado
14.0% vol.
Variedad
57% Cabernet sauvignon, 43% Merlot.
Otros formatos disponibles:
Origen
Saint-Estèphe

Cata

Nariz
Deliciosos aromas a fruta, como la zarzamora, ciruela y chocolate.
Boca
Taninos pulidos y un final con buena persistencia.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16ºC.
Consumo
Óptimo hasta 2045 aproximadamente si se conserva en óptimas condiciones.

Viñedo y elaboración

Nombre
Château Phelan Ségur
Superficie
68 hectáreas.
Edad
35 años de promedio.
Cosecha
Tuvo lugar entre el 14 de septiembre y el 4 de octubre de 2018.
Vinificación
Fermentación en depósitos de acero inoxidable.
Envejecimiento
El 50% de las barricas en las que se lleva a cabo este proceso son nuevas.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The 2018 Phélan Ségur is a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot, harvested from September 14 to October 4. The wine comes in at 14% alcohol, 3.8 pH and has an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 77. Deep purple-black in color, it springs from the glass with bright, vibrant notes of raspberry preserves, kirsch and ripe blackcurrants with hints of rose petals, tilled black soil, spice cake and warm plums plus a waft of star anise. Medium to full-bodied with a solid backbone of grainy tannins and seamless freshness, the palate sports a taut, muscular fruit profile with loads of bright red fruit sparks and a long, earthy finish.

James Suckling:

Aromas of blackcurrants, spice and flowers follow through to a medium body with fine tannins and a delicious, savory finish. So lovely to drink now, but will improve nicely with age. Very refined and balanced. Try after 2022.

Decanter:

Brilliant, succulent and luscious fruit. Blackberry, damson, chocolate and sage with a brilliant hold and muscular tannins. A yield of 48hl/ha.

Jeb Dunnuck:

The flagship 2018 Château Phélan Ségur is a beauty based on 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot. This was a great vintage for the Médoc, and the 2018 reveals a dense purple hue to go with powerful notes of blackcurrants, iron, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and earth. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, it has beautiful tannins, remarkable purity of fruit, and just does everything right. It has some up-front appeal today (no doubt due to the high Merlot content), yet it builds with time in the glass and shows more and more structure with air. It deserves 5-6 years of bottle age and will keep for 20-25. It's every bit as good as the 2016, if not better.