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| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.8 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 23 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DerBismarck on 12/14/2022 & rated 70 points: Medium Garnet red
High intensity nose, leather, very spicy not a lot of fruit left.
Dry, medium acidity, high tannins, full body, high intensity, still a lot of spice + burnt wood, medium aftertaste.
Conclusion: I am not sure if this bottle is past his prime but the taste is not for me I think the overall quality is still good but just not for me I'll give it a 70/100 (438 views) | | | Tasted by Gcashman on 10/29/2020 & rated 89 points: Still tasty but past peak (1076 views) | | | Tasted by StasMedvedev.lv on 11/18/2019 & rated 89 points: 🏅Rating 89/100 (3,9⭐)
Tasted from 0.375l
Dense color. Blackcurrant and pyrazines of Cabernet Sauvignon. Tannins are still granular, but don't bother and well integrated for its age.
Fruit is ripe and juicy and very pleasant leaving long lasting aftertaste. Not a complex wine, but very enjoyable. (1483 views) | | | Tasted by Agentmolder on 12/18/2016 & rated 88 points: Easy and mellow. Tannins almost gone. Cedar and tobacco. Fairly long finish but this one should not stay many months longer in storage. I'll be drinking/giving this now. Lacks depth but hey - it's an 07 so what did I expect (3644 views) | | | Tasted by ThMeyer on 10/12/2015 & rated 89 points: Actually liked it. Solid Bordeaux, easy to drink. Nothing special. (4330 views) | | | Tasted by EhrlichDY on 10/2/2015 & rated 82 points: Popped and poured. While this wine is drinkable and identifiable as Bordeaux, it lacks depth and concentration and is just okay. My last bottle 6 months ago showed better. Drink up. (4176 views) | | | Tasted by EhrlichDY on 5/2/2015 & rated 88 points: Over a year later and I'm tracking with Yagil's note. Popped and drank over two nights. Classic Bordeaux tobacco, cedar, cassis. Very fresh as a result of good acidity. Supple and round. Great effort for the vintage. Drink over the next five years. (3950 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 1/30/2014 & rated 87 points: Bordeaux Cru Bourgeois tasting (Wine-Route, Tel-Aviv): color: dark red-purple-black
nose: ripe dark fruits aromas, leather & tobacco notes
palate: med bodied, firm & round tannins, high acidity level, good harmony, dark fruits flavours, vanilla-oak, med finish. (5531 views) | | | Tasted by shawnh on 10/27/2013 & rated 85 points: Perfectly pleasant Merlot dominant claret. Gentle tannins, plush, smooth, fruity wine. No real fault: a Bistro house wine. Reasonable value at £12 (3266 views) | | | Tasted by FastTrack on 5/27/2012 & rated 87 points: nose of pepper and cherry. on the palate quite full - for that price a bargain. (4135 views) | | | Tasted by pdwinter on 5/10/2012: Gazzar Bordeaux Primeur 2011 Degustation (Zurich, Switzerland): Fruit forward, berries, medium intense nose. Light in taste, nice. Strong but short finish. (3261 views) | | | Tasted by drzweigelt on 2/12/2012 & rated 89 points: Third bottle, taste is quite consistent with the first note, nice flow, good structure and body this time. Second bottle was probably flawed. (4167 views) | | | Tasted by Will Devize on 12/30/2011 & rated 87 points: Leafy, cedary, licorice and oak on the nose. Some nice pure dark fruits and decent tannic structure too. Good persistence and freshness. Tastes similar to a great deal of medium priced, lesser vintage Bordeaux. Really quite young. As well-made as this is, I can't help but feel that your £15 would achieve a more exciting drink in Gigondas or similar. (3547 views) | | | Tasted by drzweigelt on 11/17/2011 & rated 86 points: This time it's a bit thin and rather juicy impression, still it has some finesse but not a good QPR at this point. (2916 views) | | | Tasted by drzweigelt on 8/2/2011 & rated 90 points: From a half bottle 1 hour after opening:
Dark colourwith dark ruby reflexes on the rim. Smoky dark cherry nose, quite fresh though.
Black cherry galore on the first sip as well as some cassis notes. Still a bit rough but nice tannic structure, long finish. Buy? - yes, liked it.
Side note: Drink it at about 16°/17°C, as it warms up it gets quite broad. (2928 views) | | | Tasted by pdwinter on 5/5/2011: Gazzar Bordeaux Primeur 2010 Degustation (Lausanne, Switzerland): nice red with blue-ish touch; strawberry jam in the nose; tannic, strawberry, long finish.
(tasted at Gazzar Primeur tasting in Lausanne) (2745 views) | | | Tasted by Sleepy Dave on 10/11/2010: Overall quite a pleasant wine that the style is toward modern with the ripe, round fruits and plush texture. A simple forward drinking wine. Buy - No. (2605 views) | | | Tasted by amateurwino on 3/11/2010 & rated 83 points: Shows some green herbal character, a bit of perfume on the nose; totally decent for an 07. On the palate, kind of tart - round fruits, but not that pleasing. 82-84 (2634 views) |
| Château Charmail Producer Website - Read more about Chateau CharmailRed 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
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"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.Haut-Médoc Read more about Haut Medoc and its wines Long-standing fame The legally created division into Médoc and Haut-Médoc dates from 1935. But as long ago as 1815 a Chartrons broker, whose word carried weight, spoke of great red wines in the Haut-Médoc, so recognizing the high quality successfully achieved by this region's growers in the eighteenth century. The same Bordeaux broker revealed that the business world of the Chartrons and the great Bordeaux proprietors had established a sort of league-table of the parishes in which the vine-growing communes of today's Haut-Médoc appellation showed up well.
The Haut-Médoc appellation stretches over some thirty seven miles from north to south, from Saint-Seurin de Cadourne to Blanquefort. Within this area, certain zones produce wines exclusively with the Haut-Médoc appellation. It has terroirs of remarkable quality. And although we may note a certain predominance of layers of gravel (essentially Garonne gravel) from the Quaternary, all these sites are characterized by their wide diversity. Today in the southernmost communes of the appellation, the suburbs of Bordeaux, numerous vineyards which existed at the beginning of the twentieth century have disappeared, victims of urban expansion. But the vines live on... because man has retained his devotion to them.
The astonishing variety of different terroirs, the result of the very extent of the area, explains the diversity of Haut-Médoc wines, a fact which is rare within one and the same appellation.
But, over and above the differences, linked to this mosaic of climatic and geological influence, all these wines have the same family traits of character.
Alert and lively, full-bodied without being too powerful, and harmoniously balanced, they acquire a rare bouquet over the years.
In order to have the right to the Haut-Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Blanquefort, Le Taillan, Parempuyre, Le Pian, Ludon, Macau, Arsac, Labarde, Cantenac, Margaux, Avensan, Castelnau, Soussans, Arcins, Moulis, Listrac, Lamarque, Cussac, Saint-Laurent de Médoc, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Sauveur, Cissac, Saint-Estèphe, Vertheuil, Saint-Seurin de Cadourne "excluding all the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (48 hectolitres per hectare).
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