Located on the shores of the Gironde, on the Left Bank of Bordeaux, Chateau Charmail has established itself as one of the most beautiful references of Crus Bourgeois of Haut-Medoc.
The Chateau Charmail estate is home to an exceptional 28.5-hectares vineyard of vines planted in clay-gravelly soils, all the way up to the river. The estate is planted with 41.2% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.2% Cabernet Franc and 11.2% Petit Verdot.
The winemaking was carried out by the famous oenologist Hubert de Bouard.
The Chateau Charmail 2018 represents a sure value from the Haut-Medoc, in a very great vintage.
The 2018 Charmail comes from the lieu-dit Charmail in Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne. The blend is 39% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc and 11% Petit Verdot. Aging is projected to run 12 months in 30% new oak barrels. The rest of the wine is aging in 17-hectoliter concrete eggs and 500-liter barrels. Deep garnet-purple colored, it gives up very spicy notes of cracked black pepper, cumin seed and cloves over a core of warm plums, blackcurrant cordial, underbrush and a waft of cedar. Medium to full-bodied, it has a firm, grainy line cutting through the muscular fruit, finishing with a lively herbal lift.