Château Phélan Ségur - Saint-Estèphe 2018
96/100
Yves Beck
95/100
James Suckling
95/100
Terre de Vins
95/100
Bettane & Desseauve
94/100
Decanter
94/100
Vinous
94/100
The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve
"Perfectly executed, this beauty really has it all!"
"Certainly one of the appellation's finest achievements. It has everything going for it. Spared from all the vagaries of the vintage, it yields 49 hl/ha, a very impressive performance. It has a deep color, a generous and complex bouquet, gently unfolding ripe flavors of Burlat cherry and graphite, dense and fresh sensations, rich silky tannins, a sapid richness, and minerality. Exceptional. (Terre de Vins) - Delivery in wooden cases is available for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on the country and shipping method selected).
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Eye
Intense ruby red color with purple highlights
Nose
Pure and incredibly intense, dominated by notes of perfectly ripe red fruits.
Mouth
A rich and harmonious attack, exceptional tannic structure, persistent and full-bodied finish.
Serve
Decant at 16-18°C
Open
1 to 2 hours before
Drink from
2026
Drink before
2040+
Production
180,000 bottles
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with a rib of beef, woodcock cooked in string, truffled capon...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2019 guide) 95/100
Rated estate (2022 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About wine:
Powerful and elegant, with a style closer to Saint-Julien than Saint-Estèphe, fine tannins, and a remarkable combination of harmonious intensity, it will equal or surpass previous great vintages.
About the estate:
Owned by the Gardinier brothers (who also run Les Crayères in Reims and the Taillevent restaurants in Paris), Phélan was sold in 2018 to Philippe Van de Vyvere, a great lover of Bordeaux wines. This wine, which is in a way the first cousin of Calon-Ségur, is one of the most renowned in the region. Wonderfully located on the banks of the Garonne, it offers a very specific character, marked by notes of cedar and a good mid-palate suppleness. 2015 was one of the major successes in the appellation, while 2016 and 2018 show a racy tannin worthy of the best classified growths.
Decanter
Wine rated (2020 guide) 94/100
About wine:
Bright, succulent, and pulpy fruit. Blackberry, plum, chocolate, and sage, with brilliant structure and muscular tannins. Yield of 48 hl/ha. 2024-2042
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Located on the plateau next to the village of Saint-Estèphe, this cru combines an impressive collection of neoclassical buildings with a prime terroir: 70 hectares of clayey gravel. It also boasts renowned owners. Bernard Phélan, who already owned Dom. de Garamey, bought land in 1810 from Joseph-Marie de Ségur, Count of Cabanac (who was only a namesake of the Ségur family of Lafite and Calon). Then, for a long time, the Delons, a reference in the Médoc, Xavier Gardinier from 1985 and finally Philippe Van de Vyvere since 2018.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated *** (Good)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2022 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good-quality wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
This beautiful, iconic Saint-Estèphe property, with its superb terroir on the banks of the Gironde, has had a new owner since January 2018. Belgian industrialist Philippe Van de Vyvere now has the task of writing the future chapters of what is undoubtedly one of the best unclassified growths in the Médoc. He has everything he needs to do so and is likely to continue along the path taken in recent years. Phélan Ségur produces a noble wine, not always demonstrative, but racy and aging well.
Vinous
Wine rated (2021 guide) 94/100
About wine:
Phélan Ségur 2018 is just as impressive in the bottle as it was as a primeur. Deep and beautifully layered, with exceptional finesse and great personality, the 2018 delivers the goods. Aromas of blue and black fruits, gravel, spices, menthol, licorice, and dried herbs develop as the 2018 vintage unfolds. The richness of the 2018 vintage is abundant, but the structure is also very present. The 2018 is simply exquisite. 2026 - 2043
James Suckling
Wine rated (2021 guide) 95/100
About wine:
Aromas of blackcurrant, spices, and flowers lead to a medium-bodied palate with fine tannins and a delicious, flavorful finish. So enjoyable to drink now, but it will improve with age. Very refined and balanced. Try after 2022.
Terre de Vins
Wine rated (2019 guide) 95/100
About wine:
Certainly one of the appellation's finest achievements. It has everything going for it. Spared from all the vagaries of the vintage, it yields 49 hl/ha, a very impressive performance. It has a deep color, a generous and complex bouquet, gently unfolding ripe flavors of Burlat cherry and graphite, dense and fresh sensations, rich tannins with a silky texture, a savory richness, and minerality. Exceptional.
Yves Beck
Wine rated (2020 guide) 96/100
About wine:
Tasted for the third time in a few weeks, this wine seems to be shaping up as one of Phélan Ségur's greatest successes of the last 30 years (along with 2005, 2014, and 2016)! It reveals its terroir, finesse, and power so well. Dense, fleshy, and racy on the palate, where it is ideally supported by its acidity and precise, powerful tannins. Beautifully persistent fruit on the finish. 2026-2053
The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve
Wine rated (2021 guide) 94/100
About wine:
The flagship wine of the range, Château Phélan Ségur 2018, is a beauty made from 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot. It was a great vintage for the Médoc, and the 2018 reveals a dense purple hue accompanied by powerful notes of blackcurrant, iron, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and earth. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, it shows beautiful tannins, remarkable fruit purity, and everything you could want. It has a certain immediate appeal today (no doubt due to its high Merlot content), but it develops in the glass over time, showing more and more structure with aeration. It deserves to be aged in the bottle for 5 to 6 years and will keep for 20 to 25 years. It is just as good as the 2016, if not better.
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