2019 Chateau Charmail, Haut-Medoc, France

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Rated 92 Points by Jeb Dunnuck
Always an overachiever, the 2019 Château Charmail comes from vines on the northern side of Saint-Estèphe, within sight of the Gironde River. Based on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, this deep ruby/purple-hued effort offers a deep, smoky, red and black-fruited bouquet as well as lots of cedary spice and leafy herbs, medium-bodied richness and depth, plenty of tannins, and a great finish. It's going to warrant a year or three of bottle age and keep for over a decade.

Rated 92 Points by Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Charmail rolls out of the glass with notions of plum preserves, baked cherries and fruitcake plus hints of spice box, gingerbread and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has bags of spicy black fruit preserves on offer with a fine-grained frame and just enough freshness, finishing long and harmonious. Nicely done!

Rated 92 Points by Vinous
The 2019 Charmail is a very pretty and expressive Haut Médoc Cru Bourgeois. Dried herbs, rose petal, mint and sweet red cherry all grace this perfumed, lifted white. A wine of real beauty, understatement and elegance, the 2019 is impeccable in its balance. This could be a sleeper.

Rated 92 Points by James Suckling
Sweet-berry and orange-peel aromas and flavors. Medium to full body and juicy tannins. Yet, it’s structured and focused.