Community Tasting Notes 39

• euroyup wrote: 88 points

  June 16, 2023 - At the sixth day with plum in the taste, some berry-fruit, and hints of laurel and licorice. There is a bit of complexity. Still a little bit of drying tannins, but more resolved than my last bottle. The acidity is OK, but alcohol, tannins and fruit still were not well integrated, which made the impression of a full bodied, a bit burning wine. But there seems enough fruit to keep this wine for some more years, especially when decanted before drinking. For now 88+.

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• thalver wrote:

  May 21, 2023 - This bottle was horrid. Too figgy/pruney to be worth drinking and down the drain. Upon release, I didn't think this over the top in terms of extraction or ripeness, but this suggests otherwise

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• Flatrate Likes this wine: 89 points

  January 8, 2023 - Another bottle of a modern ripe Medoc red. This Charmail is a bit alcoholic and harsh after opening. It needs 1-3h, or over night, to open. Solid red, no komplexity. Straight forward ripe Bx. Do not wait with drinking. Let this wine open bevore drinking. Solid but not outstanding.
  
  Second bottle much better in May 2023. Ripe, mediteranian style. Merlot and Petit Verdot dominate this blackberry fruit. Slight alkoholic nose. Good concentration but no kompexity. Tanins are fine. Dry. NO sweetness but have similarity to fruits like in a red LBV Port. Pairing excellent with mediteranian cuisine like Ratatouille and griled beef or BBQ. Real good Bordeaux Cru Bourgeois.

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• euroyup wrote:

  December 20, 2022 - Some brett in the nose. After a somehow interesting attack with some fruit and a mature note, the (quite alcoholic) finish falls rather dead. Compared with my last bottle of 4/3/22 this is a lesser one, but more probably this wine is over its top.

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• Flatrate Likes this wine: 88 points

  November 18, 2022 - Ripe and modern red Medoc. This Charmail has a dark red note with first carmin reflexing colour.
  Dark fruits, Merlot and Petit Verdot driven nose. The alkohol is also in the nose.
  The taste is modern, Merlot and dark fruits driven. Petit Verdot is clear and intense. The Cabs are not remarkable now. My opinion is that the best time to drink Ch. Charmail is 8-12 years after harvest. I drunk this wine over the last years. This Charmail was in best condition in 2021!
  If you have more than 1 bottle, start drinking this Haut-Medoc in the next time. Do not wait too long with drinking!!!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Château Charmail
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Haut-Médoc
• UPC Codes 3760173079070, 3760173790708

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• Pending Delivery 14 (1%)
• In Cellars 899 (47%)
• Consumed 1,013 (53%)

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