Chateau Calon, Montagne-Saint-Emilion

A Merlot based Bordeaux from a sub AOC of Saint Emilion, this is drinking well some 1o years after harvest. I have it on good information that 2011 wasn't necessarily the best year for this wine, but I found it Bold, but with only a small amount of Cab Sauvignon, less strident than many from this locale. Garnet in colour, with tobacco and leather aromas showing the ageing in wood, with dark fruits, plums mainly, in abundance. Well balanced Acidity …

The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are fast. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like clove, cinnamon, blackberry, toast, bark, lead pencil, oregano and honey. It tastes like dust, oak, black pepper, tea, blackberry and raisin. The body is light/medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

Nice Bordeaux blend. Very smooth and not very stringent. Slight notes of clove and leather. Fruity and floral bouquet.