Château Calon-Ségur

The Château Calon Ségur - is one of the famous vineyards of Bordeaux. Since the classification of 1855, the winery is classified as Troisième Grand Cru Classé, the third- highest level of classification.

It is located in Saint -Estèphe, north of the village. The estate is owned by the French company Suravenir, a subsidiary of also based in France insurance company Crédit Mutuel Arkea, which it had acquired in summer 2012 from the private property of the family Capbern - Gasqueton. However, Calon Ségur became famous Made in the 18th century by the then owner, the famous Marquis de Ségur, who was also owner of Château Lafite and Château Latour: "My wine Lafite and Latour I build on. But my heart is in Calon. "To date, the label of Calon - Ségur shows a heart.

The farm has about 53 acres of medium size. 65 % of the area is with the Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc planted with. The farm produces about 240,000 bottles of wine in middle age.

The wine of Calon - Ségur had for decades Premier Cru level, but attended high in the 1960s, a downturn. Since the early 1990s, it comes with the quality uphill again. Among the younger vintages, the wines did in 2005 ( Wine Rating: 92 PP) and 2003 ( 94 PP) shows, the wines of 2000 ( 95 PP ), 1996 (92 pp), 1995 (92 PP) and 1982 (94 PP) are excellent.

The second wine of the estate is called the Marquis de Ségur.