THE Château Calon Ségur sold to an insurance company

New acquisition of Château Calon Ségur!

The company Suravenir Assurances acquired the Château Calon Ségur as well as the cru bourgeois Chateau Capbern-Gasqueton, i.e. 90 hectares, for a sum that would be around 170 million euros. Calon Ségur, third Grand Cru Classé in 1855 it belonged to the Capbern Gasqueton family since 1894 but since the death of Denise Capbern-Gasqueton last September rumors about its possible purchase have been circulating. The company Suravenir Assurances, a subsidiary of the Arkéa banking group (Crédit Mutuel Bretagne, Massif central and Sud-Ouest) makes its first purchase of a domaine winegrowers. Its president told Sud-Ouest that this acquisition is part of a policy to diversify their assets and the Château Calon Ségur According to him, it has "great potential for appreciation". THE château Calon Ségur has always been a gem of St Estèphe. In the 18th century, the Marquis de Ségur, then owner of the Château Lafite and Latour liked to say "I make wine in Lafite and in Latour, "But my heart is in Calon." The 2011 vintage was a real success for this... château receiving a score of 92-94 from Robert Parker.

THE Chateau Calon Ségur in the Cavissima store.