Jan A

9.1

Merlot dominated Bordeaux blend. Smooth drinker. This winery is located 300m from château Petrus and direct neighbors of château Gazin and Château Evangile. At 20 euro's a bottle excellent qpr. — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Aromas of plum and tobacco from this predominantly Merlot Wine with a small percentage of Cabernet Franc. Chocolatey flavours accompany the plum on the palate. This Wine is a rarity and was”discovered by Andrew Caillard MW from Australia’s leading auction house, Langtons. The grapes come from a tiny 0.4 Hectare Block along the boundary of St Emillion and Pomerol. The vineyard is surrounded by some of the biggest names of the right bank and is crammed between vines belonging to Ch L’Evangile and Ch La Dominique. Over the narrow gravel road is Chateau Petrus and Chateau Gazin. Across the D244 just a few metres away are vines belonging to Ch Cheval Blanc. It has largely existed unnoticed by the worlds Wine critics and survives in its current form because of it’s tiny size, local politics and dogged family hope” to paraphrase Caillard. Caillard goes on “Curiously the Chantecaille Vineyard has no Grand Cru classification because no Cellars have been built on the property. The Vineyard is so small (only 0.4 hectare) that any building would require the destruction of the Vineyard; a pointless exercise. As a consequence the crop is tractored to Chateau Guillot Clauzel in the commune of Pomerol, just a few kilometres away where it is vinified and then matured in barrel; all 5 or 6 of them! If “Chantecaille” was purchased by one of its more illustrious neighbours, the fruit could be incorporated in a more prized and expensive label!” The Wine itself was no Petrus but was medium bodied with M- intensity and light tannins Fermented in stainless steel and aged in used oak barrels it has little oak influence. All in all a curio. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for this little Vineyard. Postscript:
My longest ever Delectable Note but I thought it was an interesting story. 🍷 — 6 years ago

Pablo Cetlinski

9.4

Great balance — 5 years ago

Austen Ito

9.2

Peaches, floral notes, bell pepper. Full bodied, high acid, long finish and serious. — 6 years ago

Michael Januszeski

9.2

Recently enjoyed a trio of St Julien Bordeaux from Château Talbot (1961, 1990, and 2005) as well as one from Pomerol, a 2005 Hospitalet de Gazin. — 7 years ago

Colin Rayye

9.2

im too much of a degenerate to drink this wine. intense and delicious — 8 years ago

Larry Matthews

9.2

Wow a special wine that met our expectations. — 9 years ago

Patrick Fishman

10

Yummy in Paris — 6 years ago

with Dana

Bill Bishop

9.3

Paired with '93 Ch. Gazin over prime rib Christmas dinner (Both vintages from kid's birthyears). Both showed well (kids and the wines). Soft and supple with nice ripe cherry fruit. Elegant, balanced, with perfect texture. Drink now over next 10 years. — 6 years ago

Amanda Liu

9.5

Le Diplomate with Matt.

Juicy cherry, some spice, strong tannin — 8 years ago

Pablo Cetlinski

9.0

To me tastes like a lighter version of chardonnay. — 9 years ago

Arielle

9.6

Really delicious and smokey — 9 years ago