CHÂTEAU CHARMAIL
2009 Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Haut Médoc
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Classification | Cru Bourgeois Supérieur |
| ABV | 12.5% |
Very successful vintage for Charmail under its new ownership. Fine and fresh texture, very fine tannins, fruit is dark, seamless, smooth and long, relatively unexpressive for now, but definitely all there. Rating: 91 L&S (Apr 2010)
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Medium red-ruby. Sexy aromas of black raspberry, coffee, menthol and flowers. Chewy, dense and plush; ripe but not overripe. Dark berry, espresso and menthol flavors are framed by sweet oak and ripe chocolatey tannins. A superb performance for this chateau: generous, deep and long on the aftertaste. Rating: 90 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Jul 2012)
Tar, blueberry and currant aromas follow through to a full body, with soft, chewy tannins and a long finish. Big and juicy. Rating: 91-94 James Suckling, The Wine Spectator (May 2010)
This classic over-performer has turned out another super-attractive, supple-textured, dark ruby/purple-colored wine displaying notes of flowers, licorice, spice, and background oak. It should drink nicely for a decade or more. Rating: 88-91 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Apr 2010)
Château Charmail
The name Charmail comes from its 16th century origins, when the Trevey de Charmail family settled in the Medoc. It's a property on classic Médoc gravel and clay, of about 27.5 hectares, sitting high up and overlooking the Gironde.
Olivier Sèze bought Charmail in 1982. A leader in many ways, both in viticulture and in winemaking, he developed a process of pre-fermentation cold maceration, still used here now, which produces deeper coloured, fatter wines with soft tannins and this, along with the relatively high proportion of Merlot for the Haut-Médoc (50%), gives wines that are ready to drink within 4 to 6 years of the vintage. It also seems to make Charmail a fairly good bet in lesser vintages. The grapes are all hand-harvested and the wine is aged in barrel for 12 months.
In 2008 Bernard d’Halluin bought Charmail, and it was agreed that Olivier should continue to work there and be part of the new team, in charge of the winemaking. Bernard's daughter Marie has taken charge of the presentation and marketing.
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