April 8, 2024 - JH tasting. Rustic.
December 27, 2023 - Quite tertiary already. A lot of leather, underwood, and very dark cherrie. Not the best bottle I had so far.
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.
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€.
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.
December 31, 2021 - No formal notes but lots of cigarbox and bayleaf. Likely a bit over the top?
December 31, 2021 - Old school claret nose. Very classic and elegant.
Still a fair amount of dark fruits, complemented with sous-bois and meaty notes. Smooth on the first place but getting toughly tannic on the finish. This juice is far from dead. Great Moulis, far above its league.
Update day 2: Even better, 94 points.
April 8, 2021 - Nice little Moulis. Tobacco leaves, dark fruits, cassis/blueberry. Mid palate is lacking a little bit, even after some decanting. Might have seen better days but very enjoyable.
December 30, 2020 - Perfect cork and top shoulder fill.
Strange scent (metal) and lots of Brettanomyces in the nose and on the palate.
But very good, sytlish, old school Medoc though.
Two days after the left overed half in the bottle didn´t show any Brettanomyces but was of course pretty tired and bland.
Drink up of course.
August 28, 2020 - Promising earthy Bordeaux nose, slightly bretty but resolves with time in the glass, rich and ripe fruit, acidity is on the low side, nice complexity considering the price point, very enjoyable now and will be nice for some years, no point waiting though.