2020 Château Chasse-Spleen Blanc de Chasse-Spleen Bordeaux

Château Chasse-Spleen is one of the top houses in Moulis-en-Médoc. It is not a Grand Cru Classé, but it is not inferior in quality and even performs better on a regular basis. For a long time Chasse-Spleen had the 'Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel' status, but in 2003 the château itself stepped out of the ranking. “I have reservations about the principle of a hierarchy. There will always be the disgruntled few that will not accept being left out. There will always be legal proceedings. Consumers want stability, not court cases”, says Jean-Pierre Foubet, managing director of Château Chasse-Spleen. Château Chasse-Spleen is part of the Taillan Group, which manages about twenty châteaux in Bordeaux. The company was founded by Jacques Merlaut, the grandfather of Céline Villars. It is Céline who now runs the château together with her husband Jean Pierre Foubet.

A female classic! Very exceptional is the The white Château Chasse-Spleen is a classic among the white Bordeaux wines. Château Chasse-Spleen was founded in 1822 and mainly produces red wines, but on a small part of 1.8 hectares, sauvignon blanc and semillon are grown for the production of a white bordeaux. The Blanc de Chasse-Spleen has a beautiful light yellow color with a fresh nose of citrus, melon grape fruit and citrus blossom. The wine has a nice soft start, impressions of ripe white fruit, passion fruit and mango together with well-dosed wood. Fresh, rich and aromatic. The wine is a blend of approx. 65% semillon, 35% sauvignon blanc and has a drinking window of at least 10 years.