★說到適合情人節飲用的葡萄酒，總是讓人馬上連想到酒標上大大一顆心的Château Calon Ségur！
無論情人節要向情人傳達心意，或是珍藏一款珍釀作為兩個人的紀念，無疑的Calon Ségur是最佳的選擇！
Calon Ségur是波爾多St.-Estèphe產區的三級頂級酒莊(3ème Cru Classé)，它是早在12世紀就已經在生產葡萄酒的古老莊園；酒莊名字裡的Calon是指中世紀的時候用來運送木材渡過Gironde河上的小帆船，而Ségur則是源於十八世紀時被稱為「葡萄酒王子」而名滿天下的Ségur侯爵(Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur; 1695–1755)。他當時除了本酒莊之外，還同時擁有Château Latour、Château Lafite、Château Mouton等名園！儘管他坐擁這麼多的名園，但是他卻說："I make wine at Lafite and Latour, but my heart is at Calon."，因而在酒標上以這個心形標誌來紀念這段佳話，Calon Ségur在台灣也就常被暱稱為「愛心酒」或「情人酒」。
本酒莊的莊園緊鄰St.-Estèphe村子北側，從1855年到現在一直維持同樣55公頃，完全被石牆包圍保護。葡萄種植的面積有50公頃，園內土壤表層覆蓋著Médoc招牌的礫石層，礫石層下面是黏土，這兩種截然不同的土壤造就了Calon Ségur酒中的力道和優雅。種植的葡萄品種是60% Cabernet Sauvignon、30% Merlot、7% Cabernet Franc和 2% Petit Verdot。Calon Ségur的酒的風格是強勁紮實，常常需要陳年10年以上才能達到適飲期。
在前莊主Denise
Gasqueton夫人的管理下，本酒莊的水準從1990年代中期開始有了卓越而穩定的表現，尤其進入21世紀之後，有多個年份的表現都相當精彩；夫人去世之後，在2012年由Suravenir
Assurances保險公司入主本酒莊，大手筆花費超過2000萬歐元、歷時5年將酒莊設備全面更新：使用重力流的釀酒廠房、搭配葡萄園區塊的不同尺寸的不銹鋼發酵槽、全新品酒室、重種葡萄園等，讓酒質有大幅顯著的提升，相當令人期待其今後的表現。
WA:2020 - 2040
The Château Calon-Ségur 2014 is a blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc, 19% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot cropped at 41hl/ha and aged in 100% new oak for what is intended to be 20 months. The alcohol comes in at 13.8%, which would have been higher if more Merlot had been retained. The first impression is one of the oak because coming straight after the Montrose '14 (élevage in 60% new oak) the wood element is more pronounced here. It is relatively opulent and high-toned compared to its Saint Estèphe counterparts, developing floral scents with time but never quite extricating itself from the winemaking. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannin that lend this more chewiness than either Montrose or Cos d'Estournel. There is a lot of backbone to this wine, well focused with a good line of acidity, but again, I believe a more moderate use of new oak would have allowed the terroir to be expressed in what is a terroir-driven vintage. It is an impressive, you could almost say ambitious Calon Ségur, though I am seeking more personality via the terroir to be articulated. Tasted three times with consistent notes.
