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• pmik Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 8, 2024 - JH tasting. Rustic.

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• Asgard Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 27, 2023 - Quite tertiary already. A lot of leather, underwood, and very dark cherrie. Not the best bottle I had so far.

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• Jimaronson wrote: 94 points

  October 5, 2023 - Great stuff in this bottle. I was concerned that the 1990 would show its age and surprisingly it seemed youthful. It's unbelievable how an excellent here can make all the difference. The wine was not expensive at release and drinks well be above its price. It is time to open the wine. If you have one. You will not be disappointed. I don't think I'd wait too long as it's just holding its own and I don't think it's going to get better. However, it's great now.

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• forceberry wrote: 93 points

  February 13, 2023 - Typically a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (65-70%), Merlot (30-25%) and Petit Verdot (5%). Aged for approximately 12 months in oak barriques (40% new). 12,8% alcohol.
  
  Rather deep, moderately opaque and quite luminous black cherry color. The nose feels savory, complex and slightly rustic with aromas of dried flowers, ripe blackcurrants and wizened red berries, some licorice root tones, a little bit of leathery funk, light woody notes of pencil shavings, a hint of pipe tobacco, a bretty touch of barnyard and an autumnal whiff of damp, decomposing leaves. The wine feels dry, vibrant and moderately ripe with a rather full body and nuanced flavors of wild strawberries and wizened Bing cherries, some savory notes of earth and dried dark fruits, a little bit of licorice root, light woody notes of pencil shavings and cedary cigar box, a bretty hint of leathery funk and a touch of ripe blackcurrant. The structure relies more on the quite high acidity than on the rather resolved yet still quite firm medium-plus tannins. The finish is juicy yet also dry and savory with a long, complex aftertaste of tobacco and wizened dark plums, some evolved notes of dried red berries and savory meaty tones, a little bit of licorice root, light bretty nuances of farmyard, a hint of leather and a woody touch of cedar.
  
  A fine, beautifully evolved vintage of Chasse-Spleen. There seems to be a tiniest amount of bretty funk in the wine that really doesn't distract or muddle the fruit, only adds a little bit of nice, rustic complexity to the flavors. There is just enough vibrant, relatively youthful fruit to make the wine feel very much alive, even if there is quite a bit of more evolved and savory stuff from the more tertiary aromatics. Structurally the wine is still firm and very balanced, but age has resolved the tannins quite a bit so that the wine doesn't come across as particularly tough or grippy, just firm and nicely structured. Great stuff, priced according to its quality at 65€.

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• jgflee Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 27, 2023 - In cellar since buying for 87 FFr in early 1990s. Low neck level. Dark with brick rim. Looks younger than its age. Fresh, blackcurrant, lead, cigar box. Mature but in no way past its peak. Just beautiful and a very pleasant surprise.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1990
• Type Red
• Producer Château Chasse-Spleen
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Moulis en Médoc
• UPC Code 649944023548

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• Pending Delivery 24 (3%)
• In Cellars 376 (53%)
• Consumed 310 (44%)

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