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2005 Château Chasse-Spleen, Moulis-en-Médoc, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (55%),Merlot (40%),Petit Verdot (5%)
Ready - mature
Robert Parker
89+/100
Product: 20058006752
2005 Château Chasse-Spleen, Moulis-en-Médoc, Bordeaux

Description

According to Robert Parker, no less, this estate has over the last 30 years consistently produced wines of Third Growth quality. In 2005, winemaker Jean-Pierre Foubet has yet again displayed a sure touch in his handling of the fruit at Chasse-Spleen. A lovely plummy richness is backed by tannins which are very present and substantial but totally ripe, creating a very harmonious, balanced wine with an almost Margaux-like fragrance.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2005
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (55%),Merlot (40%),Petit Verdot (5%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Chasse-Spleen

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 89+/100
A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, this is a relatively big 2005 and somewhat larger than usual for Chasse-Spleen. The wine offers fairly high tannin but ripe, concentrated fruit. Dense, youthful ruby/garnet in color, with notes of cassis, saddle leather and spice, this wine could use another several years of cellaring and should keep 15+ years.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 29/06/2015
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Jun 2015)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Chateau Chasse-Spleen

Château Chasse-Spleen is the leading Moulis estate along with Château Poujeaux. Although it is classified only as a Cru Bourgeois, it regularly outperforms many of the Médoc's more renowned classed growths. There are two theories behind the château's rather unusual name: firstly, that, when Lord Byron visited the estate in 1821, he remarked `Quel remède pour chasser le spleen`. Secondly, that it is named after Baudelaire's poem, Spleen.
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