91-93 Barrel sample. Great, spicy new wood flavors are balanced by the intense, solid fruits and deep, almost brooding tannins. This is a big wine, but it still preserves a good sense of proportion.
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(6/1/2006)
91–93. Barrel sample. Very structured with enough ripe fruit to yield a wine that is firm and balanced. This is a fine, complex wine with good aging character.
— R.V.
(4/12/2013)
Under any new classification, this should certainly be a classed growth. Today it is among the leaders of the crus bourgeois. The 2000 is opulent, generous, stylish. The tannins are ripe and sweet, the fruit is finely balanced. It will develop well over the next 10-15 years.
— R.V.
(6/1/2003)
Always one of the star crus bourgeois, Chasse-Spleen has produced a 2003 that manages to combine the rich, ripe fruits of the year with the right tannins and sweetness, along with blackberry fruits. It has the elegance and delicacy of Moulis, as well as some good intensity of flavor. A wine that will certainly age for 10 years or more.
— R.V.
(5/1/2006)
90-92 Barrel sample. A finely wooded wine, with a good balance between the ripe tannins, the bright berry fruits and fresh acidity.
— R.V.
(12/31/2009)
90-92 All structure and tannin over the austere black fruits. The wine at this stage is powered by its texture rather than the fruit.
— R.V.
(6/25/2011)
90-92. Barrel sample. Big and firm tannins are palpable from the start, with a ripe and fruity core underneath. It has concentration along with the typical juicy character of the vintage.
— R.V.
(5/11/2012)