An integral member of the Calon Ségur family, the third wine exhibits a freshness and fruitiness geared for immediate enjoyment. It is mainly sourced from the estate’s young vines with a balanced blend made up of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Formerly known as La Chapelle de Calon, then Le Saint-Estèphe de Calon Ségur, it took a new name with Le C de Calon Ségur since the vintage 2019.
C like the third letter of the alphabet, for the third label of the estate.
C like “Coeur", the heart, symbol of the love carried by the Marquis de Ségur to the domaine, and singular distinctive sign of our bottles.
C like Calon.
APPELLATION
Saint-Estèphe.
Troisième vin du Château Calon Ségur.
CONSULTANT ŒNOLOGIST
Éric Boissenot.
SOIL
A thick layer of gravel laid down during the Quaternary Period. Predominantly clay sub-soil from the Tertiary Period. At the summit of the gravel deposits, there is also a fine layer of clay of lacustrine origin.
VINEYARD AREA
55 ha (136 acres).
AREA IN PRODUCTION
45 ha (50 ha planted).
GRAPE VARIETIES
57% Cabernet sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 7% Cabernet franc, 2% petit Verdot.
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES
20 years.
TRAINING METHOD
Double Guyot.
PLANTING DENSITY
8,000 vines/ha.
HARVEST
Hand picking. A first selection of grapes on the vine. Mechanical sorting of the grapes by vibration, followed by hand sorting.
VINIFICATION
Temperature-controlled tronconical stainless-steel tanks. Vatting period for 18 to 21 days. Microbubbling. Co-inoculation, exogenous yeast and bacterias, in stainless steel tank at 25°C.
AGEING
16 months in three years barrels. Fining with egg white.