Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Like Pontet-Canet, Calon-Ségur opted for purity and elegance of texture with a higher proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, which has given the wine great momentum. Never before have they used such a high proportion of Cabernet (90%), and not for at least 50 years has the wine been so complete and refined. One of the highlights of the vintage. 19

Michael Schuster: Dumb, but mineral and blackcurrant nose; taut, elegant, very finely tannic, fairly concentrated wine without being particularly dense; very ripe but very fresh and vital in fruit; complex, close-knit, markedly mineral in aromas, long and graceful to taste, with lovely, fresh, scented length. A fine Calon, packed yet elegant. 16.5/17+