Château Phélan Ségur 2020

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Andreas Larsson - Tasted

On the nose, elegant, precise and offers richness (in control/balance) as well as a nice fine texture and depth. It reveals notes of pulpy blackberry, crushed redcurrant and more slightly wild raspberry associated with touches of ripe black berries, violet, sophisticated minerality (iodized gravel) as well as fine hints of strawberry flowers, vanilla and a subtle waft of spice. On the palate, fruity, mineral, balanced and offers a juicy/finely acidic frame, a nice distinguished minerality, a nice intensity of the fruit as well as harmony, a good structure, a certain richness of fat, roundness and elegance. The wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy raspberry, cherry and more slightly juicy/ripe purple plum combined with hints of crushed red berries, violet, lily, tonka bean as well as fine touches of star anise, refined minerality, subtle wafts of bergamot and toasted almond. Good length. A nice sapid, suave and delicious persistence. The tannins are precise, distinguished and mellow.

VertdeVin

On the nose, elegant, precise and offers richness (in control/balance) as well as a nice fine texture and depth. It reveals notes of pulpy blackberry, crushed redcurrant and more slightly wild raspberry associated with touches of ripe black berries, violet, sophisticated minerality (iodized gravel) as well as fine hints of strawberry flowers, vanilla and a subtle waft of spice. On the palate, fruity, mineral, balanced and offers a juicy/finely acidic frame, a nice distinguished minerality, a nice intensity of the fruit as well as harmony, a good structure, a certain richness of fat, roundness and elegance. The wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy raspberry, cherry and more slightly juicy/ripe purple plum combined with hints of crushed red berries, violet, lily, tonka bean as well as fine touches of star anise, refined minerality, subtle wafts of bergamot and toasted almond. Good length. A nice sapid, suave and delicious persistence. The tannins are precise, distinguished and mellow.

Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2020 Phélan Ségur is rich and generous, unwinding in the glass with aromas of sweet berries, cherries and plums mingled with hints of violets and spices and framed by creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, it's a concentrated, structured wine underpinned by a chassis of generously extracted tannin that lends it a somewhat youthfully chunky profile.

James Suckling

This is an ultra-fine textured red with mint, stone and blackberry aromas and flavors. Full body, fresh and bright. Extremely long finish.

Jeb Dunnuck

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. It will evolve gracefully for over two decades.