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2020 Phélan-Ségur, St-Estèphe

2020 Phélan-Ségur, St-Estèphe

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James Suckling

Reviewed April 2023
Complex and subtle aromas of blackcurrants, hazelnut, bark, mushrooms and chocolate follow through to a full body, with racy and long tannins that run the length of the wine. Classically structured. Polished yet musical. Very Phelan.

Professional Reviews

96

The Wine Independent

Review Date: 10/2022
The 2020 Phelan Segur is a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it comes skipping out of the glass with youthful, carefree scents of redcurrant jelly, blackcurrant pastilles, black raspberries, and mulberries, plus suggestions of red roses, underbrush, crushed rocks, and graphite, plus a waft of cedar. The medium-bodied palate is super-intense yet wonderfully elegant, delivering arresting floral and mineral accents to the layers of red and black fruits, all framed by firm, very fine-grained tannins. The finish is fantastically long, fragrant, and uplifting. (LPB)

96

Vinous

Review Date: 11/2024
The 2020 Phélan Ségur has a very well-defined and seductive bouquet. There's real complexity here, with ebullient red fruit, crushed stone and dried rose petal scents, revealing more graphite aromas with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied, harmonious and poised, with very fine tannins, a keen line of acidity and a very svelte and persistent finish. This is a wine that seems unaware of just how good it is. (NM)

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 03/2023
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Phelan Ségur from director Véronique Dausse checks in as 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and 2% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, and this is the first time that blend has included all four varieties. Aged 18 months in 55% new French oak, its vivid purple color is followed by a gorgeous bouquet of pure cassis and black raspberry fruits as well as complex floral, spice, and crushed stone-like minerality. Medium to full-bodied and flawlessly balanced, with silky tannins, it's an incredibly classy, seamless, elegant 2020 that shows the ripe yet classic style of this incredible vintage.

Staff Reviews

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Ryan Moses

Ryan Moses

Review Date: 01/2025
Phélan-Ségur is on a qualitative tear in the past half-decade, and this is another thrilling chapter in the store of one of Bordeaux's great collectible values. Enticing aromas of black fruit, cedar, tar, and bitter chocolate reveal one detail after another, while the palate is lined with deep fruit, concentrated but never too heavy. There's a great St-Estephe minerality that's followed by sweet, lifting tannins that show the pedigree here. Lots of substance and detail. Like many 2020s, Phélan-Ségur is relatively compact and primary at this stage, but it will age beautifully and I can't wait to revisit it over the years.

Notes

93 points, Antonio Galloni - Vinous: "The 2020 Phélan Ségur is powerful yet elegant, with so much to offer. There's terrific depth to the 2020, right from the start. Succulent dark cherry, leather, espresso, dried herbs, incense and spice infuse the 2020 with remarkable depth. Even with all of its obvious power, the 2020 has an element of sweetness in the tannin that is so alluring. It will be interesting to see if the 2020 opens a bit more with time in bottle. I suspect it will." (12/2022) Founded in the early 19th century by Irish wine merchant Bernard Phélan, the estate took shape through the union of two Saint-Estèphe properties, Clos de Garamey and Ségur de Cabanac.

Details

TypeRed Wine
VarietalCabernet Sauvignon and Blends
OriginSaint Estephe, Bordeaux, France
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU1696267