Chasse Spleen - Moulis 2021

Vinous

90

byAntonio Gallonithe4/2/2024

The 2021 Chasse-Spleen is a soft, easygoing Moulis that will drink well on release. Plush, sensual and enveloping, the 2021 is all charm. Succulent red cherry, spice, tobacco, blood orange and leather fill out this layers. This plump, juicy 2021 is all pl

Vinous

90

byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2024

The 2021 Chasse-Spleen is a soft, easygoing Moulis that will drink well on release. Plush, sensual and enveloping, the 2021 is all charm. Succulent red cherry, spice, tobacco, blood orange and leather fill out this layers. This plump, juicy 2021 is all pleasure.

Wine Advocate

90

byWilliam Kelleythe2/22/2024

Offering up aromas of dark berries, pencil shavings and pipe tobacco, the 2021 Chasse-Spleen is medium-bodied, fleshy and polished, with a lively core of fruit, ripe tannins and a seamless profile, concluding with a delicately minty finish.

Jamessuckling.com

92

byJames Sucklingthe2/22/2024

Vibrant red plums, cassis, blueberries and wet stones with some roasted spices. Fruity and brambly on the fluid, medium-bodied palate imbued with juicy berries. Elegant, fresh and nuanced. Linear and lengthy, but quite soft-spoken. Needs time to talk to you. Best after 2025.

matthewjukes.com

17

byMatthew Jukesthe8/2/2022

Chasse-Spleen is such a reliable property, yet I didn’t expect such a plush wine in this tricky vintage. The Cabernet leads the charge with energy and accuracy, and there is plenty of polish here. This is an impressive wine with a lovely sheen of style and flair. 17

Jamessuckling.com

90-91

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

Medium-bodied with chewy tannins and an array of spiced-fruit, hazelnut and cocoa notes. Pleasant, savory finish. From organically grown grapes.

The Vintage Journal

88-89

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2022

Medium-deep crimson. Fragrant raspberry redcurrant toasty vanilla – hint crème brûlée aromas. Oak dominant wine with toasty vanilla toffee raspberry flavours, pronounced leafy textures and underlying mineral notes. Brambly dry finish. 53% cabernet sauvignon, 38% merlot, 9% petit verdot. 18 months in 40% new French oak. 13% alc

The Wine Cellar Insider

89-90

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

Strong underbrush, leafy tobacco, herbs, olives and cedar notes accompany the bright red fruits on the medium-bodied, chewy, peppery-spiced palate. Drink from 2023-2038. 89-90

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

88

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Vinous

87-89

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 Chasse-Spleen offers lightly cedar- and tobacco-scented red fruit that needs to muster more vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and nicely balanced, but compared to recent vintages, it’s just a bit one-dimensional on the finish, hence my more parsimonious score.

vvwine

89-91

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

Mittelkräftiges Rubin. Die Nase ist duftig, zeigt Kirschen und florale Noten, erinnert fast schon etwas an einen femininen Margaux. Im Gaumen schlank, mit roter Frucht, feinem, nicht adstringierendem Tannin und einer saftigen Säure. Tänzerisch leicht, fast schon burgundisch im Finale, zeigt eine angenehm lange Rück-Aromatik. 2025-2035 (Verkostet im April 2022. Vintex/UGCB/Daniel Vins)

Wine Advocate

89-91

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

A strong effort, the 2021 Chasse-Spleen exhibits aromas of sweet berries and plums mingled with pipe tobacco, loamy soil, rose petals and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, supple and seamless, it's lively and refined, with ripe tannins and a penetrating, saline finish. It's a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 9% Petit Verdot, and only 55% of the estate's production went into the grand vin.