Château Charmail - Haut-Médoc 2016

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

the5/22/2017

Purpur mit Granatschimmer am Rand. Dichtes, blaubeeriges Bouquet, dahinter Veilchen, Lakritze und Holunder. Tolles Bouquet, kühl und tiefwirkend. Am muskulösen Körper mit reifem, süssem Extrakt, rote Pflaumentöne im langen,aromatischen Finale. Ein Tick rustikal in der Mitte, sonst wäre eine höhere Punktzahl drin gewesen. Dennoch ein toller Wert – mit rund 15 Euro (Subskriptionspreis) ein weiterer Beweis dafür, dass Bordeaux nicht teuer sein muss!

Bettane & Desseauve

89-90 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/3/2017

Nez puissant, intensément fruité et floral, bouche vigoureuse, bien tramée, dotée d’une excellente fraîcheur en finale. Bien équilibré.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/2/2017

The 2016 Charmail is a blend of 12% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot, 36% Merlot and 42% Cabernet Sauvignon cropped between 3-21 October and matured in one-third new oak. It has a slightly leafy bouquet that is nicely detailed, good depth with cracked black pepper emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with rustic tannin, great depth and grip, very fine salinity with a Saint-Estèphe-like structure on the finish. The 2015 Charmail was excellent and this is likewise.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/28/2017

Le meilleur jamais fait ! Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez intense, très fruité, pur et mûr. Charnu à l’attaque, éclatant de fruits, avec un corps dense et velouté, le vin évolue long, savoureux et sans angle. Il est accompagné d’une précision de texture et de pulpe inédite. Un délice ! Un bel Outsider !

Vinous

89-91 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/27/2017

One of the sleepers of the vintage, the 2016 Charmail is dark, ripe and voluptuous. Dark red fruit, new leather, spice and oak are pushed forward. Readers should expect a ripe, concentrated style. This is a big, big wine and there is real depth and density here. Tasted three times.

Decanter.com

89 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/27/2017

A wine that can be shy in the early stages in certain vintages, but really comes out of itself in 2016. Oak dominates right now, although there is ripe cassis fruit underneath. They have made the slightly strange choice of having 100% new oak for the primeurs when the final wine will only have 33% - I have seen estates do this a few times this year and am not sure it's the best approach. Anyway, the overall impression is of luscious fruit with a kick of glamour, but I will need to restaste once bottled to see if that remains the case. A new blend this year, after buying a few new plots, of 40% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot. The second vintage with Hubert de Bouard.Drinking Window 2023 - 2038

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/27/2017

A blend of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot created a lengthy, fruity, deeply-colored wine, which is fleshy, ripe, dense, long and polished.

matthewjukes.com

15,5 / 20

byMatthew Jukesthe4/25/2017

With slightly tart fruit and some coffee and herb notes, this seems a little too raw for my taste, but these flavours are all working together and the result is not bad. I will be interested to see what happens to this wine in the future. 15.5+

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/20/2017

Bright dark crimson. Deep, dark nose with lots of hot cross bun spicy charm. Pretty sweet but well done, except that it's pretty dry and demanding on the end. Ambitious but you will have to wait!