Château Phélan Ségur

Saint-Estèphe

2017

Blend

65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc.

Wine designation

Château Phélan Ségur, Red, 2017
Category: Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux

Food pairing

To be enjoyed with roast squab, wild boar stew, royal hare.

Data sheet

Château Phélan Ségur

Saint-Estèphe

2017

Tasting notes

Ruby red colour with purple reflections. Great intensity on the nose with aromas of very ripe black fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry) in perfect harmony with discreet toasty and buttery notes. On the palate, the delicious texture gives immense pleasure and brings out the perfect ripeness from an early vintage. A “classic” Médoc on tasting, with classy tannins and a structure revealing elegance on the attack, smoothness on the mid palate and power on the finish.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 70 hectares

Soil composition: Clay-gravel.

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Hand-picked before sorted into small crates.

Maceration technique: Optical sorting. Fermentation with regular pumping-over, rack and return and occasionally punching down depending on tasting during vatting time.

Aging: Oak Barrels

14 to 18 months in barrels, 50 to 60% of which are new.

Type of oak: French

Bottles produced: 200 000

Winemaker: Fabrice Becquey

Consulting œnologist: Michel Rolland

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Originally two estates, Domaine Le Clos de Garamey and Ségur de Cabarnac, both acquired by Bernard Phelan. Combined to form Château Ségur de Garamey which was passed onto Frank Phelan. During the 2003, Cru Bourgeois classification, the estate was listed as one of 9 Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnels. In 2017, the estate was purchased by Belgian Philippe Van de Vyvere.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

A strong commitment to take into account the environment; among some examples are eliminating almost completely herbicides, grassing over much of the vineyard to control vigor, organic fertilization to best preserve biodiversity.