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Chateau Phelan Segur2015

RED 0000B

PUBLIC
March 2025
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Chateau Phelan Segur label
  • Producer Chateau Phelan Segur
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Saint-Estephe
  • UPC 0 15643 50694 9

Reviews

James Suckling 94

A beautifully perfumed young red with blackcurrants, blackberries and dark chocolate. Some sweet tobacco. It's medium-to full-bodied with a very balanced and refined palate, showing focus and tightness.

by JS, James Suckling , 2020

Wine Enthusiast 93

This spicy wine shows how far the estate has moved from its over-use of new wood. In this bottling, the wood is subtle and doesn't mask the rich fruit and the juicy acidity. It still has the structure of a Saint-Estephe while keeping everything in good balance.

by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2018

Vinous Media 92

The 2015 Phelan Segur has turned out beautifully. Muscular tannins wrap around a core of red cherry, plum, graphite, crushed flowers and mint. There is plenty of substance in the glass. In fact, this is one of the most polished recent young Phelans I can remember tasting. Floral notes add an appealing upper register, while silky, ripe tannins give the 2015 a good bit of early appeal. Perhaps most importantly, the 2015 is not penalized by the rustic tannins that have been an issue here in the past.

by AG, Vinous Media , 2018

Wine Advocate 90+

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Phelan Segur has a nose of red and black currants with earthy notes of fungi, dried herbs, damp soil and tapenade. The palate is medium-bodied with a good fruit core, firm and chewy tannins and nice freshness.

by LPB, Wine Advocate , 2018

Technical Details

Vintage

While the month of September proved to be changeable, it was the search for optimum ripeness that decided the calendar for picking; the Merlots were picked over a period of 11 days. The decision was taken to wait for the Cabernet Sauvignon, and the result was convincing. At this stage it is possibly the best Cabernet Sauvignon ever harvested, unique for its concentration, intensity of flavour and the quality of its tannins.
The 2015 vintage was marked by the first crop of Petit Verdot. This gives us hope for very good potential in the years to come and it will be included in the blend for Frank Phelan.
2015 also marks the Gardinier family’s 30th anniversary at the head of Phelan Segur.