Chateau Calon Segur 1995
- Producer Chateau Calon Segur
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Estephe
- UPC 0 15643 52109 6
Vinification
Temperature-controlled conical stainless-steel tanks.
Maceration for 18 to 21 days. Pumping over twice a day.
Fermentation at 26°C. Malolactic fermentation (indigenous lactic bacteria) in stainless steel at 20°C.
Maceration for 18 to 21 days. Pumping over twice a day.
Fermentation at 26°C. Malolactic fermentation (indigenous lactic bacteria) in stainless steel at 20°C.
Ageing
18 to 20 months, 30% new barrels.
Fining with egg white.
Fining with egg white.
Harvest
Hand picking. A first selection of grapes on the vine.
Mechanical sorting of the grapes by vibration, followed by hand sorting.
Mechanical sorting of the grapes by vibration, followed by hand sorting.
Soil
A thick layer of gravel laid down during the Quaternary Period. Predominantly clay sub-soil from the Tertiary Period. At the summit of the gravel deposits, there is also a fine layer of clay of lacustrine origin.
Technical data
Vineyard area: 55 ha (136 acres).
Area of production: 45 ha (50 ha planted).
Average of the vines: 22 years.
Training method: Double Guyot.
Planting density: 8,000 vines/ha.
Target yield: 45 hl/ha
Area of production: 45 ha (50 ha planted).
Average of the vines: 22 years.
Training method: Double Guyot.
Planting density: 8,000 vines/ha.
Target yield: 45 hl/ha