{"id":7077215,"date":"2026-10-05T19:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077215"},"modified":"2026-10-05T19:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:02:54","slug":"chateau-calon-segur-preserves-its-heart-in-a-changing-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077215","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e2teau Calon S\u00e9gur preserves its heart in a changing climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-d6e46950-be47-11f1-9f17-55b47ce17e6f\">The heart on the label may be <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.calon-segur.fr\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.calon-segur.fr\/fr\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"wine\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><strong>Ch\u00e2teau Calon S\u00e9gur\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> most famous symbol. But after 20 years at the Saint-Est\u00e8phe Third Growth, technical director Vincent Millet is increasingly preoccupied by the less romantic issue of water shortages.<\/p>\n<p>More precisely, he is interested in the clay beneath Calon\u2019s gravel and its ability to retain water as Bordeaux faces hotter, drier growing seasons.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"wine\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"ecom-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-d6e46950-be47-11f1-9f17-55b47ce17e6f-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Millet arrived in July 2006 and, by 2008, had begun paying closer attention to variations within Calon\u2019s 55-hectare vineyard.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Today he points to Terrace 3, towards the southern part of the estate near its historic wall, where the estate\u2019s geologist has identified more <em>argile lacustre<\/em>, or lacustrine clay.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The prized geological gravel layer of Terrace 4 running close to the Gironde estuary receives more attention historically in the M\u00e9doc, but ask Millet which matters more in our era of climate change, and he compares the debate to something that would keep lawyers or economists arguing indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">More important is what the clay can do. \u2018It is our hydric reserve,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-4f4f2360-be4a-11f1-b22f-77fa25263e83\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"put-to-the-test-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Put to the test<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-351a61ba-be51-11f1-aae9-b7147fd0c826\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.64%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"harvest at Ch&amp;acirc;teau Calon S&amp;eacute;gur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KYG7cunGdCZJMNgKTSkrtg.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Ch\u00e2teau Calon S\u00e9gur)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-4f4f2428-be4a-11f1-8cc4-95333c92986c\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The 2026 growing season provided a test. After a wet winter replenished reserves, spring and early summer turned hot and dry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5SH7qSUCZ5yBBPnWTtSPFg\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5SH7qSUCZ5yBBPnWTtSPFg slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get our daily fine wine reviews, latest wine ratings, news and travel guides delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Just 22mm of rain fell in June and 26mm in July. As in 2025, Millet says, the lack of water contributed to very small grapes.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">August brought relief: 42mm fell during the first 25 days, followed by another 49mm in the final six.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The rain came too late to increase berry size, but he says: \u2018It certainly helped unblock ripening.\u2019<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">More revealing was where the vines coped better. Despite temperatures well above seasonal norms compounded by water deficit, Millet observed no significant differences in yield between Calon\u2019s various soil types \u2018but as long as we have clay\u2019.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">On sandy soils, by contrast, \u2018the vine suffers\u2019.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">For Millet, adapting to climate change is not yet primarily about planting different authorised grape varieties.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Water management is the immediate concern. If irrigation were required \u2013 subject to authorisation and depending on the age of the vines \u2013 Calon has a potential resource: a natural reserve collecting winter rainwater on the estate.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">As Calon considers how it needs to adapt for the future, change is not new for an estate where continuity and evolution have long gone hand in hand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"boxout fancy-box kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-615f8eaa-be68-11f1-8670-61269d564ec6\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<h5 class=\"boxout__title\">Ch\u00e2teau Calon S\u00e9gur at a glance<\/h5>\n<div class=\"boxout__body fancy_box_body\">\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"barrel room at Ch&amp;acirc;teau Calon S&amp;eacute;gur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fFvZvJb3bKZC9imgxx6Edk.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] pinterest-pin-exclude\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Ch\u00e2teau Calon S\u00e9gur)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"boxout__text\">\n<p><strong>Appellation:<\/strong> St-Est\u00e8phe<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classification: <\/strong>Third Growth (Troisi\u00e8me Cru Class\u00e9) in 1855<\/p>\n<p><strong>Owner: <\/strong>Suravenir, a subsidiary of Cr\u00e9dit Mutuel Ark\u00e9a<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical Director: <\/strong>Vincent Millet<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consultant oenologist: <\/strong>\u00c9ric Boissenot<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vineyard area: <\/strong>55ha, with 50ha planted and 45ha currently in production<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grape varieties: <\/strong>57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot<\/p>\n<p><strong>Average vine age:<\/strong> 22 years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planting density: <\/strong>8,000 vines\/ha<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soils: <\/strong>Quaternary gravel over predominantly Tertiary clay subsoil, with lacustrine clay beneath parts of the gravel plateau<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"elk-4f4f24dc-be4a-11f1-a658-c5c11aaac6e6\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"heart-of-the-matter-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Heart of the matter<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-351a625a-be51-11f1-a510-c749d9b9831d\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:74.88%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"vineyard at Ch&amp;acirc;teau Calon S&amp;eacute;gur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5UZZBzkZHppAXHiVhJeYtc.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Ch\u00e2teau Calon S\u00e9gur)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-4f4f2590-be4a-11f1-acbb-0fc861907b6d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Calon\u2019s origins have been associated with the Gallo-Roman period, its name thought to derive from <em>calones<\/em>, small craft that once navigated the Gironde.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Its modern identity owes much to the 18<sup>th<\/sup>-century Marquis de S\u00e9gur, the celebrated \u2018Prince of Vines\u2019, who also owned Lafite and Latour and is credited with declaring: \u2018I make wine at Lafite and Latour, but my heart is at Calon.\u2019<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The heart eventually appeared on the ch\u00e2teau and, later, its labels. The vineyard itself offers another continuity: its footprint has remained largely unchanged since 1855, with a mere 0.4 hectares acquired from Ch\u00e2teau Domeyne in 2026 representing what Millet calls a \u2018logical extension\u2019 of Calon\u2019s terroir.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The vineyard may have changed little in extent, but much has changed in how it is managed.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Since Millet\u2019s arrival, the vineyard has increasingly emphasised Cabernet Sauvignon. Currently representing around 56\u201357% of plantings, it is intended to reach \u2018roughly 70% by 2032\u2019, he says, as the ch\u00e2teau continues a long-term programme of replanting, increased vine density, and massal and clonal selection.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u2018I prefer the finesse of the Cabernet to the Merlot,\u2019 Millet says, particularly Cabernet grown on Calon\u2019s clay-gravel soils.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Of equal importance is precision. From 2008, Millet developed more detailed parcel and intra-parcel selection, allowing an increasing proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon into the <em>grand vin<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That philosophy received a technological boost after Suravenir, a subsidiary of Cr\u00e9dit Mutuel Ark\u00e9a, acquired Calon-S\u00e9gur and neighbouring Ch\u00e2teau Capbern from the Gasqueton family in 2012.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Extensive investment followed.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-4f4f25fe-be4a-11f1-8b41-b5dea23a48e2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"finding-balance-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Finding balance<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-351a62e6-be51-11f1-b9de-1bed4d74757d\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.64%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"vat room at Ch&amp;acirc;teau Calon S&amp;eacute;gur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3M5KwM6GWaUbgjfTZZEQfW.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Ch\u00e2teau Calon S\u00e9gur)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-4f4f2658-be4a-11f1-bb44-ff50d199a5d5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In 2016, a new gravity-fed vat room and renovated ageing cellar came into service. Production did not increase, but the number of vats doubled.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Today 75 stainless-steel vats, ranging from five to 120 hectolitres, permit grapes from individual plots, massal selections and even sections within a parcel to be vinified separately.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Grapes are destemmed, hand-sorted and cooled before descending by gravity into the vats, minimising the use of pumps and helping preserve intact berries.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The grand vin is subsequently aged for around 18 to 20 months.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The result, Millet says, is greater precision, but without losing the identity that has made Calon distinctive.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That balance between change and continuity defines the estate today. Climate has introduced a new variable, yet Cabernet is gaining ground and increasingly sophisticated tools allow Millet and his team to divide the vineyard more precisely.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The heart is Calon\u2019s enduring symbol but, as it turns out, the real heart of the estate has indeed been its terroir all along.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-six-older-vintages-of-chateau-calon-segur\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-six-older-vintages-of-chateau-calon-segur\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Six older vintages of Ch\u00e2teau Calon S\u00e9gur<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr id=\"elk-4f4f272a-be4a-11f1-9f11-5301c2a5195e\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><a id=\"elk-4f4f278e-be4a-11f1-8dec-736f1e766030\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"related-articles-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Related articles<\/h3>\n<div class=\"block mb-5\" id=\"articleTag\" data-component-name=\"PostArticleLinks\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"post-article-links\">\n<p>Explore More<\/p>\n<nav class=\"py-2.5 flex gap-2.5 flex-wrap\" data-analytics-id=\"article-tag\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-tag\">\n<a class=\"flex-none p-2.5 text-white bg-neutral-950 hover:bg-neutral-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.decanter.com\/wine\/wine-regions\/western-europe\/france\/bordeaux\/medoc\/st-estephe\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/wine\/wine-regions\/western-europe\/france\/bordeaux\/medoc\/st-estephe\"><br \/>\nSt-Est\u00e8phe<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"flex-none p-2.5 text-white bg-neutral-950 hover:bg-neutral-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.decanter.com\/wine\/wine-regions\/western-europe\/france\/bordeaux\/medoc\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/wine\/wine-regions\/western-europe\/france\/bordeaux\/medoc\"><br \/>\nM\u00e9doc<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The heart on the label may be Ch\u00e2teau Calon S\u00e9gur\u2019s most famous symbol. 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