Chateau Calon Segur 2009
- Producer Chateau Calon Segur
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Estephe
- UPC 0 15643 25006 4
Winery Technical Data
APPELLATION: Saint-Estephe. Third classified Growth in 1855.
CONSULTANT OENOLOGIST: Eric Boissenot.
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.
VINEYARD AREA: 55 ha (136 acres).
AREA IN PRODUCTION: 45 ha (50 ha planted).
GRAPE VARIETIES: 53% Cabernet sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 7% Cabernet franc, 2% petit Verdot.
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES: 22 years.
TRAINING METHOD: Double Guyot.
PLANTING DENSITY: 8,000 vines/ha.
TARGET YIELD: 45 hl/ha.
HARVEST: Hand picking. A first selection of grapes on the vine. Mechanical sorting of the grapes by vibration, followed by hand sorting.
VINIFICATION: Temperature-controlled conical stainless-steel tanks. Maceration for 18 to 21 days.
AGEING: 18 to 20 months, 30% new barrels. Fining with egg white.
CONSULTANT OENOLOGIST: Eric Boissenot.
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.
VINEYARD AREA: 55 ha (136 acres).
AREA IN PRODUCTION: 45 ha (50 ha planted).
GRAPE VARIETIES: 53% Cabernet sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 7% Cabernet franc, 2% petit Verdot.
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES: 22 years.
TRAINING METHOD: Double Guyot.
PLANTING DENSITY: 8,000 vines/ha.
TARGET YIELD: 45 hl/ha.
HARVEST: Hand picking. A first selection of grapes on the vine. Mechanical sorting of the grapes by vibration, followed by hand sorting.
VINIFICATION: Temperature-controlled conical stainless-steel tanks. Maceration for 18 to 21 days.
AGEING: 18 to 20 months, 30% new barrels. Fining with egg white.
