2005-CHÂTEAU-CHARMAIL-Cru-Bourgeois-Supérieur-Haut-Médoc

CHÂTEAU CHARMAIL

2005 Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Haut Médoc

Grapes Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Classification Cru Bourgeois Supérieur
ABV 13%

Fat and fruity, Charmail's high Merlot content showing in a bit of chocolatey sweetness. Round and very jolly, will drink quite young as usual, but might last longer too. Rating: 89 L&S (Apr 2006)


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Red-ruby. Very ripe aromas of plum, redcurrant, raspberry and smoked meat. Ripe, plush and sweet; harmonious and pliant. Slightly medicinal red berry and licorice flavors show very good breadth, and the ripely tannic finish displays good length. Rating: 88-90 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (May 2007)

Ripe, supple, seductive wine with good flesh and grip, fine, forward. Drink 2008-14. Rating: ***/16 www.decanter.com (May 2006)

A pretty red, with berry and currant aromas and flavors. Medium body, round tannins and a fruity finish. Rating: 85-88 James Suckling, The Wine Spectator (May 2006)

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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