Chateau Chasse Spleen, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 2019 howard-vineyard The initial nose is intensely

The initial nose is intensely aromatic with fresh fruits (redcurrant)

This fruit comes from a small parcel from the Badlands vineyard

This is a wonderfully constructed wine

it was planted in 1996 and has thin black clay topsoil on bluestone and honeycomb basalt above limestone bedrock

Chateau Chasse Spleen, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 2019 howard-vineyard The initial nose is intenselyThe wine is typically a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot and matured in oak barriques (40% new) for 18 months and bottled unfiltered. Chasse Spleen wines are typically deeply coloured and full bodied, displaying oodles of ripe, black fruit, mineral and sometimes hints of chocolate.