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2016 Château Phélan Ségur St. Estèphe Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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2016
Château Phélan Ségur  (St. Estèphe)
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Coming along nicely, still youthful, the wine is packed with ripe, sweet fruits, soft, polished tannins, and roundness in the finish. The fruits are polished, fresh, and taste as good as they feel. The wine needs a few more years before it is fully ready to go. This is a steal in today's marketplace! Drink from 2024 - 2043.

Coming along nicely, still youthful, the wine is packed with ripe, sweet fruits, soft, polished tannins, and roundness in the finish. The fruits are polished, fresh, and taste as good as they feel. The wine needs a few more years before it is fully ready to go. This is a steal in today's marketplace! Drink from 2024 - 2043.

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Deep in color, the wine is earthy, meaty, intense and deep. You find layers of fruit with freshness and complexity that really fills your mouth. The finish, with its earthy, truffled fruits and spice keeps on going! This is the best vintage ever for Phelan Segur and will age with ease for 2 decades or more!

Deep in color, the wine is earthy, meaty, intense and deep. You find layers of fruit with freshness and complexity that really fills your mouth. The finish, with its earthy, truffled fruits and spice keeps on going! This is the best vintage ever for Phelan Segur and will age with ease for 2 decades or more!

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Volume, depth of flavor, fresh, ripe, sweet, spicy fruits and accents of licorice, espresso, wet earth and a softness to the texture, make this full bodied, concentrated, rich, lush wine a turn on. The best vintage ever for Phelan Segur will glide through at least 2 decades of aging and evolution. Bravo!

Volume, depth of flavor, fresh, ripe, sweet, spicy fruits and accents of licorice, espresso, wet earth and a softness to the texture, make this full bodied, concentrated, rich, lush wine a turn on. The best vintage ever for Phelan Segur will glide through at least 2 decades of aging and evolution. Bravo!

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Lushly textured, the fruit is perfectly ripe with good volume, length, and energy. The dark fruits are accompanied by a wealth of black cherries, licorice, earth, smoke and soft round tannins.

Lushly textured, the fruit is perfectly ripe with good volume, length, and energy. The dark fruits are accompanied by a wealth of black cherries, licorice, earth, smoke and soft round tannins.

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Using 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot, Phelan Segur produced a wine with plushness, ripe, dark red berries, silky tannins and length. The plummy fruits are soft, fresh and sweet with hints of espresso and licorice in the finish. The wine is 13.8% ABV and the harvest took place from September 29 to October 21, making this the longest and the latest harvest in the history of the estate.

Using 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot, Phelan Segur produced a wine with plushness, ripe, dark red berries, silky tannins and length. The plummy fruits are soft, fresh and sweet with hints of espresso and licorice in the finish. The wine is 13.8% ABV and the harvest took place from September 29 to October 21, making this the longest and the latest harvest in the history of the estate.

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When to Drink Chateau Phelan Segur, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Phelan Segur can be enjoyed early. However, the wine is often better with at least a few years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage.

Chateau Phelan Segur is usually best enjoyed in the first 10-20 after the vintage. Young vintages can be decanted for 1-2 hours. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Serving Chateau Phelan Segur with the Best Wine, Food, Pairing Tips

Chateau Phelan Segur is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Chateau Phelan Segur is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed, and grilled dishes. Chateau Phelan Segur also makes a good match with several different Asian courses.

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