2005 Charmail

Charmail

89Average Score

Bordeaux / France

Red

This sweet, rich, supple-textured, medium to full-bodied wine exhibits a dense purple color and youthful notes of blackcurrant, licorice and spring flowers. This 2005 is impressively endowed, with moderate tannin still to shed. It should drink well for at least another decade. It is a sleeper of the vintage. Jun 2015, www.robertparker.com

Robert Parker Score: 89/100

12x75cl

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£363.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Robert ParkerScore: 89/100

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Haut Medoc

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window