Château Phélan-Ségur - La Croix Bonis 2012
87/100
Wine Enthusiast
La Croix Bonis is crafted from plots carefully selected to produce a great wine. This 2010 vintage is a resounding success, with aromatic complexity characterized by fresh fruit aromas against a backdrop of smoky notes, a silky attack, and plenty of roundness on the palate. A generous wine that promises excellent aging potential...
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Eye
A deep ruby color with excellent clarity
Nose
The aromatic complexity is characterized by fresh fruit aromas against a backdrop of smoky notes
Palate
A silky mouthfeel and plenty of roundness—a generous wine with great aging potential
Serve
at 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink starting at
2015
Drink before
2026
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with a hare stew, game, red meat, or a cheese platter...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2022 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production that serves as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Owned by the Gardinier brothers (who also run Les Crayères in Reims and the Taillevent restaurants in Paris), Phélan was sold in 2018 to Philippe Van de Vyvere, a great enthusiast of Bordeaux wines. This wine, which is in a sense the first cousin of Calon-Ségur, is one of the most renowned in the region. Beautifully situated on the banks of the Garonne, it offers a very distinctive character, marked by notes of cedar and a smooth mid-palate. The 2015 vintage was one of the appellation’s greatest successes, while the 2016 and 2018 vintages display refined tannins worthy of the finest classified growths.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated Estate (2022 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Located on the plateau next to the village of Saint-Estèphe, this estate combines an impressive complex of neoclassical buildings with a first-rate terroir: 70 hectares of clay-gravel soil. It also boasts renowned owners. Bernard Phélan, who already owned Domaine de Garamey, purchased land in 1810 from Joseph-Marie de Ségur, Count of Cabanac (who was merely a namesake of the Ségurs of Lafite and Calon). Then, for many years, the Delons—a leading name in the Médoc—took over, followed by Xavier Gardinier starting in 1985, and finally Philippe Van de Vyvere since 2018.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated *** (Good)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated Estate (2022 Guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or high-quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
This stunning, iconic property in Saint-Estèphe, with its superb terroir on the banks of the Gironde, has had a new owner since January 2018. Belgian industrialist Philippe Van de Vyvere now has the task of shaping the future of what is indisputably one of the best unclassified wines in the Médoc. He has everything he needs to succeed and is expected to continue along the path the estate has been following for several years now. Phélan Ségur produces a noble wine—not always showy, but refined and with excellent aging potential.
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated (2014 guide) 87/100 (2011 vintage)
Customer Rating
3/5
based on 1 review
Review and comment by Mr. LOUIS A. Posted on April 7, 2019
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