2016 Château Chasse-Spleen, Moulis-en-Médoc, Bordeaux
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon (50%),Merlot (42%),Petit Verdot (6%),Cabernet Franc (2%)
Ready - at best
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 16/20
- James Suckling
- 92-93/100
- Neal Martin MW
- 92-94/100
- James Lawther MW
- 92/100
- Neal Martin MW
- 93/100
- Jane Anson MW
- 90/100
Product: 20168006752
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (50%),Merlot (42%),Petit Verdot (6%),Cabernet Franc (2%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Chasse-Spleen
Critics reviews
Jancis Robinson MW 16/20
Tasted blind. Open, slightly loose nose. Dry but not too drying. Good fruit.Drink 2024 - 2030jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com (January 2020)Deep crimson. Much the most fragrant of the Moulis and Listrac 2016s tasted today. And the most delicate in tannin structure. Dusty dry finesse with leafy black fruit to add freshness on the finish.Drink 2024 - 203516.5/20 - julia_harding MW, JancisRobinson.com (October 2018)
Drink 2024 - 2030
James Suckling 92-93/100
A solid and linear young wine with blackcurrant and berry character, a medium to full body and a savory finish. Another excellent, young Chasse-Spleen.james_suckling, JameSuckling.com (April 2017)
Drink 2024 - 2030
Neal Martin MW 92-94/100
The 2016 Chasse-Spleen has a very elegant bouquet with neatly integrated oak, the terroir really showing through here, hints of cedar and smoke emerging with time. The palate is fresh as a button on the entry. It is cut through with a superb line of acidity that engenders superb tension, the tannins firm but fine with a subtle marine influence towards the persistent finish. This is a fabulous Chasse-Spleen, the best I have ever tasted from the estate. It could end up at the top of by banded score.Drink 2021 - 2045Neil Martin, Wine Advocate (April 2017)
Drink 2024 - 2030
James Lawther MW 92/100
Classic Cabernet-based Médoc with dark fruit, blackcurrant and graphite. Juicy, fresh with tannic drive.Drink 2023 - 2034james_lawther MW, Decanter.com (October 2019)
Drink 2024 - 2030
Neal Martin MW 93/100
The 2016 Chasse-Spleen has a wonderful, detailed, mineral-driven bouquet that feels like a coiled spring at the moment. The harmonious palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, impressive depth and a pure but grippy, convincing finish. One of the best Chasse-Spleen in recent years. Bravo! This might represent one of the best quality-to-price ratios on the Left Bank.Drink 2022 - 2045Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (December 2018)
Drink 2024 - 2030
Jane Anson MW 90/100
The fruit here is good, ripe and carefully extracted. There is freshness and the whole thing hangs together with well worked tannins, offering excellent quality for the mid-tier price of Médoc wines. Drinking Window 2025 - 2040. jane_anson_mw - Decanter, 3rd April 2017
Drink 2024 - 2030
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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