Chateau Chasse Spleen, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 2019 howard-vineyard This fruit comes from a

This fruit comes from a small parcel from the Badlands vineyard

Strong tannins and well tempered astringency

blackcurrants)

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

This allows for a wine that is both dense but pure and lifted with beguiling aromatics

Chateau Chasse Spleen, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 2019 howard-vineyard This fruit comes from aThe 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.