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JAMES SUCKLING: "Ripe dark plums, cassis and some fine, baking spices and minerals to the nose. The round, medium- to full-bodied palate has nice, mid-palate tension with fine-grained tannins and bright cherry fruit. There is lovely finesse here. Drink now or hold."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "I always enjoy the wines from this château, and their 2020 Château Charmail is up-front and forward, with beautiful red and black fruits as well as some spicy, dried tobacco, and subtle oak aromas and flavors. Based on 40% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, raised in one-third new barrels, one-third used oak, and one-third concrete eggs, this medium to full-bodied, balanced, rock-solid Haut-Médoc is perfect for drinking any time over the coming 10-15 years."
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FALSTAFF: "Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, breitere Ockerrandaufhellung. Frische rote Kirschfrucht, zart nach Lakritze, Orangenzesten, tabakige Nuancen. Saftig, elegant, rotbeerige Frucht, integrierte Tannine, frisch strukturiert, zart nach dunklem Nougat, salziger Nachhall."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Forest floor, earthy red fruits, flowers, and spice come through easily on the nose, and on the medium-bodied, lifted, savory, soft, round, earthy currant-filled palate. Drink from 2023-2040."