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Phelan Segur 2000
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Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
This is a pleasant, lighter-styled, deep ruby/plum-colored wine with medium body, some weediness in the aromas and flavors, good ripeness in the attack, but a quick, relatively abrupt finish. Anticipated maturity: now-2010.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
A surprisingly pink hue, sharp edges, and a lack of concentration make me wonder what happened with this wine. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2012.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
A sweet, blackcurrant nose with a touch of chocolate. Palate seems a little lean with fine tannins lacking the fruit to go with it. Might improve but like the 1999. Tasted July 2002.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Fully mature and not nearly as intense as more recent vintages since 2005, this wine has a plum/garnet color, with some noticeable lightening at the edge. Roasted herbs intermixed with damp earth, charcoal, barbecue smoke, and red and black currants give it a very appealing attack and mid-palate, but it narrows out quickly in the abrupt finish. It is fully mature and best drunk up.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
The 2000 is a fine effort. The wine exhibits a dense ruby/purple color, a soft, smooth entry on the palate, medium body, low acidity, ripe tannin, and copious quantities of black fruits, licorice, and spice. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2012.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
The 2000 appears to have put on more weight, and is better than I indicated in issue #139. While not one of the great Phelan Segurs, it should merit a score of (86-87).
About the Producer
Chateau Phelan Segur is one of the wineries in the Saint-Estephe region of Bordeaux, France, and a member of the Union Des Grands Crus De Bordeaux. Since the beginning of the 19th century, Château Fragrance, located in the heart of the Saint-Estèphe appellation, has commanded majestic views over the Gironde. Irishman Bernard Phelan created this winery by merging two vineyards, Clos de Garramey and Domaine Segur. Later, Bernard's son Frank expanded the industry and changed the name of the winery to "Flying Dragon Family Winery" in the early 20th century. Under the careful care of the owner, the Fragrance Family Winery is famous for its elegant, delicate and mild style wines. In 1985, the Gardinier family bought the winery and it has been in operation ever since. The current vineyard area of Fragrance Saga Winery is 70 hectares, of which 55% of the land is used for Cabernet Sauvignon (Cabernet Sauvignon) grapes, 43% of the land is used to cultivate Merlot (Merlot) grapes, 1% of the land It is used to cultivate Petit Verdot, and 1% of the land is used to cultivate Cabernet Franc grapes. When the grapes reach the ideal ripeness, the winery will pick them manually. After picking, the grapes are screened, peeled, and then fermented in the traditional way. The fermented wine is then aged for 16-18 months in 60% new French oak barrels before being bottled in the winery. The Fragrance family winery produces three dry red wines, namely the Frank Phelan brand and the Fragrance family Bernie dry red wine (La Croix), which is mainly made from Cabernet Sauvignon from better vineyards. Bonis, Saint-Estephe, France), the current average annual production is 200,000 bottles.
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