Chateau Chasse-Spleen 2019
Chateau Chasse-Spleen 2019
93 points Vinous Media
The 2019 Chasse-Spleen is very perfumed on the nose, offering vivid brambly red fruit, leather, undergrowth and cedar aromas that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied and cohesive, with a sappy opening and fine acidity. Lightly spiced, showing plenty of substance on the finish. While not the most consistent estate, Chasse-Spleen has it in its grasp to make great wines, and the 2019 is one of them.
92 points Wine Advocate
Offering up aromas of cassis, plums, pencil lead and licorice, the 2019 Chasse-Spleen is medium to full-bodied, with a fleshy core of fruit, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins that assert themselves on the finish with a very civilized expression of Moulis-typical grip. Forget it for a decade and follow it for the next two.
- Appellation: Moulis-en-Médoc
- Grape Blend: ~54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc (blend varies slightly by source)
- Terroir: Garonne gravel on chalk subsoil, with clay and limestone variations.
- Vinification: Stainless steel and concrete tanks with thermal regulation.
- Aging: 18 months in oak barrels, 40% new.
- Alcohol: Around 14.0% (ABV).
- Yield: 34 hl/ha.