A top Cru Bourgeois that I am a big fan of. Translating to ‘Chasing the Blues’, Chasse Spleen also has one of the most intriguing and beautiful stories.
The fruits on the palate appears a little raspberry cordial like and through the finish gets this bitter ‘altoid’ character. The oak is quite forceful and overpowers the rest of the wine. Disappointing as it truly is a wine I love. 86 points
Ch Poujeaux 2013
The top chateau in Moulis/Listrac communes along with Chasse Spleen and I wine I couldn’t believe I didn’t know until I visited Bordeaux and bought a bottle of the 2008 at a local cave.
The fruit is quite candied much like a red frog. There is this sugary element to the wine that somewhat masks its over extraction and oak. I hope I was just off my game and that this wine will fall into place soon. 87 points.
Ch Cantemerle 2013
The wine that almost wasn’t classified. Cantemerle has an interesting story and is one of the larger estates in the Haut Medoc. In 1855 when the classification was being presented in Paris, the owner of Cantemerle, angry that she had been left off despite qualifying, stormed into the room demanding her Chateau be added. On the original hand written list, Cantemerle can be seem at the bottom of the 5th growths in different hand-writing.
I like Cantemerle. I like that its not too expensive and that it generally is a decent wine. I don’t think 2013 is any different. Its fruit is dark and ripe and there is enough interesting stuff going on, however, the oak has just over done it a bit. That mocha finish is there and lets the wine down a bit. 87 points
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