1995 Château Calon-Ségur
Community Tasting Note
Araldinho wrote:
88 Points
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - Medium deep garnet.
Aromas of blackcurrant, black pepper, cedar, marzipan, geranium, prune and chocolate.
Chewy dry tannins. Blackcurrant acids and burnt toast bitterness.
Medium body
Palate of redcurrant, cassis , black pepper, sloe, thyme, rose, beetroot, espresso and smoke. Hint of vermouth.
A young, slightly tart and straight forward wine with dark and red fruit, bitter acidity and a succulent oaky finish. Drink within 10 years.
Tasted alongside Jaboulet, Chapelle, 1985, and the present wine showed equally good secondary and tertiary aromas but lacked the generosity and the balance of the matched wine. This due to lack of fruit and an elevated bitterness.
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Comment posted by Decanting Queen:
2/15/2024 3:47:00 AM - I have really struggled with these ‘95s for exactly the reasons you describe—lack of fruit, bitter finish. It seems too frequent to be an off bottle or poor transport or provenance related…. Very frustrating.
Comment posted by Araldinho:
2/17/2024 1:25:00 AM - Hi
I cannot say that I have drunk too many Bordeaux ‘95s yet. I will keep your thoughts in mind next time I’ll try one. What you are saying reminds me of Medoc ’86. In some cases, they lack fruit and thus, lack the expected power and generosity.
Comment posted by Decanting Queen:
2/17/2024 5:53:00 AM - That is a good comparison, I have recently been disappointed with an ‘86. But the difference is that I think there might be hope for the ‘95s if we are patient enough!