CHATEAU CHASSE-SPLEEN Cru Bourgeois Haut-Medoc 2022 OWC x 6 Bottle - PRE-RELEASE

Description

Chasse-Spleen's wines were always noteworthy, though the quality improved dramatically with its acquisition by the Taillan Group, which also owns Château Haut-Bages-Libéral, in 1976. It was run by Bernadette Villars until she and her husband were killed in an accident while hiking in the Pyrénées in 1992. The property is now run by her daughter Claire. It is matured in oak barriques (40% new) for 18 months and is bottled unfiltered.

DECANTER 93 points
Drinking Window: 2025 - 2046
Cool and crisp, a little sombre at first, the dense tannins and liquorice, blue fruit and soft herbal aspects at the fore but there is juiciness here, good depth and lovely precision where you feel the edges to the frame and the quality of the tannins, even though they're full and mouthcoting. Nice potential with cool freshness. Calm and confident, still with enough acidity to keep the life and energy, but a touch more serious than some others. Lots to like here and will age well. Yield of 34hl/ha. Harvest 17 September - 6 October. 2% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. - Georgina Hindle 04/23

THE WINE ADVOCATE (90 - 92)+ points
The 2022 Chasse-Spleen was showing especially well, bursting with aromas of cassis and plums mingled with licorice and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with levels of texture and mid-palate amplitude unusual at this address in recent years, this supple, charming Moulis should offer a broad drinking window. - William Kelley 04/23

JAMES SUCKLING 93-94 points
13 Apr, 2023 – Firm and linear with medium to full body and chalky, slightly tight tannins. Hints of walnuts and dark berries at the end.

JANCIS ROBINSON 16.5+ points
Drink 2028 - 2042
54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample.
Blackcurrant and blackcurrant-leaf nose. Supple attack. Lovely mid-palate fruit. Tannins plentiful and ripe. Sufficient freshness. Generous and structured. Should age.

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