Château Phélan-Ségur 2019
AC Saint-Estèphe, Grands Crus Classés et assimilés, 750 ml
Attributes
| Producer: | Château Phélan-Ségur |
| Origin: | France / Bordeaux / St-Estèphe |
| Other vintages: | 2021 2020 |
| Ripening potential: | 5 to 14 years after harvest |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Volume: | 13.0 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
St-Estèphe
Saint-Estèphe: classic, full of vim and vigor
Thanks to their prominent acidity and robust tannins, the wines of Saint-Estèphe are considered absolute classics of the Médoc. The distinct profile of these wines is owed to the particular terroir. Saint-Estèphe borders Pauillac, and is the northernmost of the four famous communal appellations of the Médoc. At the appellation’s best-known châteaux, Cabernet Sauvignon is the leading variety, but there are also producers here whose assemblages incorporate Merlot for the starring role.
Bordeaux
Bordeaux: high prestige, high quality
With a total area of around 115,000 hectares, Bordeaux may not be France’s largest wine-growing region, but it is certainly its most prestigious. The range of wines produced here today is enormous: ranging from red everyday wines with a great relationship between price and quality to exclusive, and accordingly expensive, premier crus. Elegant white wines and noble sweet specialties round out the spectrum.
France
France – Philosophy in a bottle
According to French philosophy, wine should be an expression of the soil and climate. They use the word “terroir” to describe this. Terroir makes every wine different, and many especially good. French wine is regarded worldwide as an expression of cultural perfection. The French believe that humans are responsible for the quality of the berries, the vine variety for their character, and nature for the quantity. This philosophy can be expressed succinctly as: “the truth is the vineyard, not the man.”
