Chateau Calon Segur Gift Set 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 6 Pack 750 ml CA ONLY (PRE-SALE)

This is Pre-Sale only.  Please contact the buying staff to arrange order and pickup.  You will be charged at the time of placing the order.  This item is not refundable. This item will need to be picked up at Costco Burbank Business Center, 11428 Sherman Way, North Hollywood, CA.  For more details email abrahamgutierrez@costco.com and myi@costco.com

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History:
This 6 bottle set is a limited release from Chateau Calon Segur and is an opportunity to acquire some of their most sought after vintages. The set contains 1x 750ml bottle of each of the following vintages, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010.

Chateau Calon Segur is a winery located in the Saint-Estèphe appellation of the Bordeaux wine region of France. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious estates in the area, dating back to the 12th century. It was classified as a Third Growth in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, and is the northernmost classified growth in the Médoc. The estate produces a full-bodied and elegant red wine, mainly from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot grapes. The wine is aged for 18 months in oak barrels, half of which are new. 
The heart has been the symbol of Calon since the 18th century, thanks to the Marquis de Ségur and this sentence which has traveled through time: “I make wine at Lafite and Latour, but my heart is at Calon”. The Marquis de Ségur, the so-called Prince of Vines, was one of the most influential men in Bordeaux and reigned over some of the top Médoc wine growths. His wines delighted Versailles and subsequently charmed all the courts of Europe.

The Grand Vin of Calon Ségur mirrors its terroir. It is rare, authentic and stirs the soul. In the most natural way, it reveals both great delicacy and outstanding intensity. All the magic of Calon is in this balance. The wine is aged in new oak barrels for 20 months, the tannins of the oak integrating harmoniously over time with the tannins of the grapes. The style is brought by a Cabernet Sauvignon which expresses its finesse without arrogance. Elegance is to be found everywhere, in the purity of the wine’s flavors, in the delicacy of its texture, while its depth and length are also superb. The wine’s extraordinary ability to age for many years in bottle is another feature of the estate. The 1947, 1953 and 1982 vintages, by way of example, still display astonishing signs of youth.
The following wines are contained herein:

(1x) Château Calon Segur 1998 750ml
93 Wine Advocate
“The 1998 Calon-Ségur, blended of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, is deep garnet-purple in color with just a touch of brick and a very earthy/meaty nose with notions of new leather, smoked game, truffles, dusty soil, iron ore and mossy bark over a core of crème de cassis, preserved plums, spice cake and unsmoked cigars plus a waft of incense. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with spicy and earthy layers with velvety tannins, seamless freshness and great length. Give it 10 to 15+ more years.” - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

(1x) Château Calon Segur 2003 750ml
95 Wine Spectator / 94 Wine Enthusiast
“Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. This is the sleeper of the vintage. Best after 2010. 17,500 cases made.” - Wine Spectator

(1x) Château Calon Segur 2005 750ml
94 Wine Advocate / 93 Wine Spectator / 93 Decanter
“Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London, the 2005 Calon Segur is on par with the wonderful 2000. The only real difference is that this needs more time in bottle. It has a captivating nose: blackberry and boysenberry fruit coming at you at full pelt; dried blood and bacon fat developing as secondary aromas just behind. There is fine delineation here - an underlying mineralité sure to surface with time. The palate is very intense and disarmingly youthful, almost ferrous on the entry with layers of ripe black fruit that segue into an earthy finish (with a curious light tang of Marmite on the aftertaste!). It is a fabulous Calon Ségur, though the millennial wine might ultimately possess greater precision. We will see. Tasted March 2015.” - Neil Martin, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

(1x) Château Calon Segur 2006 750ml
93 Wine Advocate / 93 Falstaff
“Tasted at Bordeaux Index's tasting and at the château, the 2006 Calon Segur was current winemaker Vincent Millet's first vintage. In many ways, you can see it as one of the last of the "old style" Calon Segur wines with a higher percentage of Merlot than nowadays (the 2006 consists of 33% Merlot), while I aver that the tannins are not as fine as they are nowadays. The Merlot component is vividly expressed on the nose with ravishing ripe red cherries, kirsch and strawberry, just slightly smudged by the alcohol. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin, quite sexy in style but it does not have the class of more recent vintages and it seems to have remained tough up on the finish. It will loosen up with time, so afford this another 6-8 years in bottle. Tasted January 2016.” - Neil Martin, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

(1x) Château Calon Segur 2009 750ml
96 Wine Advocate / 96 Decanter / 96 Falstaff
“The 2009 Calon-Ségur is deep garnet in color and opens with a beautiful fragrance of redcurrant preserves, cassis, black cherry compote and red roses plus nuances of cigar box and cinnamon stick. Medium-bodied and wonderfully elegant in the mouth, it has a compelling line of very ripe, fine-grained tannins and oodles of freshness supporting the fragrant layers, finishing long and perfumed.” - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

(1x) Château Calon Segur 2010 750ml
97 Wine Enthusiast / 96 James Suckling / 96 Falstaff
“This is an architectural wine, very classical in its structure like so many of the top wines of 2010. It's powered by ripe tannins and beautiful black currant fruits. While the wine is gorgeously ripe, it also has a powerful dark and structured character. For long-term aging. ” - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast