Weinwisser 
56 % Merlot, 40 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 2 % Cabernet Franc, 2 % Petit Verdot, 28 hl/ha, 14.2 Vol.-%, 75 % Grand Vin. Komplexes schwarzbeeriges Bouquet, Wildkirsche, betörende Veilchen und edle Cassiswürze, dahinter Heidelbeergelee, Heidekraut und erkalteter Waldfrüchtetee. Am vielschichtigen, straff geschnittenen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, perfekt stützender Rasse, engmaschigem Tanningerüst, zeigt seine typischen St. Estèphe-Krallen und seinen muskulösen Körper. Im konzentrierten langanhaltenden Finale Wildkirsche, Estragon und dunkler Graphit. Ein Monument von Wein, viermal degustiert. Gehört zu den besten Weinen der Appellation und ist auf klarem Weg zur höheren Note. 

James Suckling 
Loads of fruit here. Energetic, with layers of tannins. Full-bodied. It builds at the end and opens like a butterfly. Hints of minerals and iron. Best ever? 56% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon, 2% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. 

Jeff Leve 
Deep in color, the wine is smoky, with chocolate covered plums, black raspberries, spices, violets, and cinnamon coming through in the nose. The wine is rich, lush and polished. The fruits are dark, ripe, sweet, and fresh, leaving you with a finish packed with powdered chocolate, black cherries, turmeric, black currants, plums, licorice, and espresso. This should be quite enjoyable on release. The wine blends 56% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. 14.2% ABV, 3.8 pH. Harvesting took place September 14, - September 26. Yields were only 28 hectoliters per hectare. 2025-2045. 94-96 Pts. 

Neal Martin 
The 2022 Phélan Ségur was picked between 14 and 26 September, 9 out of 13 days with one plot immediately after another, using selected indigenous yeasts for around half the production. It was cropped at 28hL/ha with 14.2% alcohol at the moment, the pH is 3.8. This year contains higher Merlot (56%) due to its higher yield than Cabernet (frost and berry size). On June 20 at 8.15pm, three blocks were hit by hail that was horizontal accompanied by 25mm of rain within 10 minutes. This cost them 30% production overall. "We did less extraction at the end of the alcoholic fermentation and stopped the pumping over two days earlier at 1.010 [which without getting too technical is the Gravity of one liter of must relative to one liter of distilled water] and did more like an infusion." Aged in 55% new oak, it has an enticingly pure bouquet with blackberry and bilberry fruit, blackcurrant, iris flower and light iodine scents. Very intense and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins, a liberal sprinkling of freshly cracked black pepper laced over the black fruit. A quintessentially Saint-Estèphe with a structured and very persistent finish. Allowing the wine to open in the glass, it reveals impressive depth (more so than the 2019 and 2020) and precision. This will require several years in bottle, but it will certainly be worth the wait.