Chateau Phelan Segur Saint-Estephe 2016 SF Chronicle - Past Pick melted tannins and red-fruit aromatics

melted tannins and red-fruit aromatics make it effortlessly food-friendly

Nose :Fig and apricot with a rare hint of banana

returning to an era that saw heavy-bodied rye whisky served at bars and saloons throughout America

and structured enough to pair with food that few lighter whites could handle

Chateau Phelan Segur Saint-Estephe 2016 SF Chronicle - Past Pick melted tannins and red-fruit aromaticsPhlan Sgur is one of Saint Estphe's most reliable estatesan unclassified estate (Phlan Sgur withdrew from the Cru Bourgeois system in 2010) sitting on the Gironde riverbank next door to Montrose. The 2016 carries special significance: it was the final vintage made under the Gardinier family, who had owned and rebuilt the property since 1985 before selling to Belgian investor Philippe Van de Vyvere in 2018. The vintage itself was one of Bordeaux's