Château Chasse Spleen 1995
The Château Chasse Spleen 1995 is a red wine from Moulis-en-Médoc in Bordeaux, classified as a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel. It blends 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 86/100 and Jancis Robinson 15/20. Critics describe a wine with notes of cassis and smoke, an expressive attack, a round and ripe palate, yet with tannins deemed firm at the time. Published drinking windows: 1998-2005 by The Wine Advocate and 2005-2012 by Jancis Robinson.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Moulis-en-Médoc
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Chasse Spleen
- Millésime
- 1995
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc
Château Chasse Spleen
Château Chasse-Spleen is an estate in Moulis-en-Médoc, situated on the gravelly hilltops of Grand-Poujeaux, between Margaux and Saint-Julien. Owned by the Merlaut family since 1976, it has been managed by Céline Villars-Foubet since 2000. The vineyard, expanded through the incorporation of Château Brillette, comprises plots of gravel and clay-limestone soils.
- Owner
- Céline Villars-Foubet
- Maître de chais
- Stéphane Cledat
- Surface (ha)
- 130.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 700 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s origins date back to the early 18th century, when Mr Gressier settled, from 1720 onwards, on a gravelly hillock in the hamlet of Grand-Poujeaux. The property was divided in 1820 following a partition of jointly owned land: one part remained with the Gressier family, whilst a vineyard passed to the Castaing branch. In 1863, Rosa Ferrière, widow of Castaing, gave the estate the name Chasse-Spleen. The precise origin of this name is the subject of several accounts; the estate notably mentions the possible influence of Odilon Redon and the anecdote linked to Lord Byron. In 1912, the Segnitz family, German wine merchants, acquired the property, which was subsequently confiscated following the First World War. Prosper Lahary became the owner in 1922; under this family’s ownership, the château notably acquired an underground wine cellar in 1964. Jacques Merlaut acquired Château Chasse-Spleen in 1976. His daughter Bernadette Villars subsequently ran the estate, after which Claire Villars-Lurton succeeded her. Céline Villars-Foubet took over as chair in 2000, whilst Jean-Pierre Foubet took on the role of managing director. In 2023, the Château Brillette vineyard was incorporated into the Chasse-Spleen estate.
