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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by rawdealbuffy on 6/6/2022: Showing the vintage as it was fully mature. Nose was great. Lots of blackberry, sandalwood, and cassis. Rather disjointed and soft on the palate though. Ripe cassis. Acid was moderate. Flabby mid-palate and missing length but still enjoyable. (850 views) | | | Tasted by alpinemartin on 3/27/2020 & rated 96 points: Very rich bouquet of various black fruit (plum, black currant), spicy (green and black pepper), tobacco, leather, dark chocolate. The 27 year old "youngster" has lots to offer with solid supportive but not dominant tannins. The body is quite “chewy” and the tannins so convincing that I can recommend to taste this wine for at least 5 more years to come. 96 points - highly recommended! (1598 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff on 8/19/2016 & rated 94 points: Pleasant surprise. Immaculate bottle and cork. Upon pulling the cork, immediate smells wafting from the bottle. Nose of sweet dark fruit, secondary and tertiary notes, leather, tobacco leaf. Medium to full bodied, balanced, pure. Elegant with power. Mild sweet tannins, smooth mouthfeel, long finish - 45 sec. Very surprising and pleasing wine. (3252 views) | | | Tasted by SLIMES on 8/11/2015: Good as before. NO need to hold onto this any longer. Drink now excellent QPR. (3444 views) | | | Tasted by SLIMES on 12/27/2014 & rated 89 points: Not as good as I remember last time but the beef might have been a bit much. This paired better with rack of lamb. (pink) (3827 views) | | | Tasted by SLIMES on 9/2/2014 & rated 92 points: I bought this bottle on the basis of notes here on CT. (And I must be grateful for that.)
Ullage was at the lower neck; so not bad. Cork came out easily and all the signs suggested that this bottle had been stored perfectly.
I didn't take notes at the time but this was superb. Old furniture, leaves and even mint on the nose but all backed up with some decent fruit on the palate. I was worried that this might fall apart soon after opening, and as all my other wines were in storage, I was praying that this wouldn't be flawed or past it. In the event it actually benefited from a bit of air (as old wines sometimes do) and the last drops from the bottle (not the decanter) were still delish after 7 hours open.
This is an absolute bargain (£23) and if stored well should hold for sometime; although it's best to play it safe and drink sooner rather than later. It was really satisfying to see an unclassified growth stick two fingers up at the 1855 classification and the vintage chart. (3669 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff on 6/20/2014 & rated 92 points: Everything there for a very good older Bourdeaux. Amazing wine. tannins resolved, plenty of good fruit and secondary notes, with some oak and smoke. Long finish. (3515 views) | | | Tasted by blaahhi on 6/7/2014: Tobacco, cedar and general classic tertiary-aroma bordeauxness on the nose. The medium body has lost most of its primary fruit and the tannins have softened, but the acidity remains. Long finish. This will not get any better with time, so drink now. I kind of like the lean but developed style. Nice. (2225 views) | | | Tasted by bocko86 on 5/1/2014 & rated 91 points: This was superb. Picked up for next to nothing with very little in the way of expectations but for a 21 year old Bordeaux from a fairly poor vintage this showed a lovely gravelley, autumn leaf and red fruited character with fully resolved tannin and a long finish. What a suprise! Must remember not to put as much faith in vintages in the future. (1933 views) | | | Tasted by Dj6544 on 3/14/2014 & rated 92 points: A little more skeletal than before (different case) but a similar story. Refined, delicious, grassy, gravelly claret. Remains exceptional value, even now. (1632 views) | | | Tasted by Dj6544 on 12/23/2013 & rated 93 points: Wonderfully fresh grass and leaf notes. Elegant fine and poised structure and while there is, as you'd expect, little fruit left there is certainly a generous flavour of classical aged claret. Another example of the risk of generalising about supposedly poor vintages. Would definitely buy again. 93 (1528 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff on 2/13/2012 & rated 89 points: All the flavor components and profile of a bordeaux of this age, just muted . Just like the 12.5% alcohol which really was appreciated. Exactly what I wanted tonight. (2773 views) | | | Tasted by Duncan on 8/9/2011 & rated 88 points: Elegant decay. Very developed: primary fruit flavours long gone (of course) but very enjoyable if you like that kind of thing. Which I do, from time to time. (2526 views) |
| Château Chasse-Spleen Producer Website - Read more about Chateau Chasse SpleenRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines. |
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