This has all the right elements to be successful; austerity without being off putting, cassis and blackberry fruits that are welcoming and give an extra whoosh of freshness by bright acidity. Overall clear quality with lovely violet edging, needs a few years to open. A new Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel. Drinking Window 2027 - 2040
91 points Jane Anson decanter.com
Sweet-berry and orange-peel aromas and flavors. Medium to full body and juicy tannins. Yet, it’s structured and focused.
91-92 points James Suckling jamessuckling.com
The 2019 Charmail, a recently elected Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, has a fragrant raspberry and wild strawberry bouquet with traces of damp moss/sous-bois. It is very well defined and "natural". The palate is fresh on the entry with breezy red berry fruit, well judged acidity, not powerful but bright and vivacious. Classic Haut-Médoc, probably quite approachable, but there is breeding here.
The 2019 Charmail is a very pretty and expressive Haut Médoc Cru Bourgeois. Dried herbs, rose petal, mint and sweet red cherry all grace this perfumed, lifted white. A wine of real beauty, understatement and elegance, the 2019 is impeccable in its balance. This could be a sleeper.
Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
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En Primeur | No |
New Arrivals | No |
Wine Type | Red Wine |
Wine Style | Traditional |
Country | France |
Region | Haut-Medoc |
Varietals | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot |
Vintage | 2019 |
Bottle Size | 750ml |
Wine Points | 91-93 |