{"product_id":"chateau-phelan-segur-saint-estephe-2018","title":"Château Phélan Ségur Saint-Estèphe 2018","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto mb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcohol\u003c\/b\u003e: 13.5 %\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrape(s)\u003c\/b\u003e: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation\u003c\/b\u003e: Saint-Estèphe AOC, Bordeaux, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Deep garnet-purple. Leaps from the glass with fresh blackcurrant, warm plum and clove oil, over pencil lead, graphite and a saline Saint-Estèphe undertone. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated — riper and fleshier than cooler-vintage Saint-Estèphes — with a deep core of dark fruit, firm but ripe tannins and a long, fresh, mineral finish (92 pts Vinous). Drinking well now with a decant; it will hit its stride from 2028 and keep through the mid-2030s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes\u003c\/b\u003e: The 2018 blends roughly half Cabernet Sauvignon with a large share of Merlot and touches of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, from the estate’s gravel-over-clay vineyards beside Lafite and Cos d’Estournel. Aged 12-14 months in French oak, sustainable farming throughout. The warm 2018 vintage gave structured, concentrated reds on the northern Médoc’s clay soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/b\u003e: Excellent with rib of beef, braised short ribs, roast lamb, game birds, and aged Comté or Bleu d’Auvergne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinery Story\u003c\/b\u003e: Château Phélan Ségur is Saint-Estèphe’s great Irish success story — founded in the early 1800s by Bernard Phelan, a merchant from Tipperary, and named for his son Frank (its second wine still honors him). After half a century under the Gardinier family, the estate passed to new stewardship in 2018, and critics have watched its rise ever since; it reaches the US through importer Monsieur Touton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monsieur Touton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50390402662657,"sku":"CHATEAUPHELANSEGUR","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/9247\/4212\/files\/wwett8hfgnduuvkgfscx.jpg?v=1790329254","url":"https:\/\/arrowine.com\/products\/chateau-phelan-segur-saint-estephe-2018","provider":"Arrowine \u0026 Cheese","version":"1.0","type":"link"}