Château CHASSE-SPLEEN 2021

Description

Georgina Hindle 91 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2022)
Aromatic on the nose – rose petals. This has a juicy, bright core, that gentle succulence where your mouth instantly waters from the acidity but you also get a mouthful of summer berry fruit at the same time. I like this a lot, the fruit feels well worked and delivered with poise and energy and the chalky and salty tannins provide just the right grip on the palate. It’s not the most expansive right now but feels classy with hints of glamour and I love the mentholated, liquorice touch at the end.

Yves Beck 89-91 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Chasse-Spleen révèle des nuances de myrtilles, d’épices ainsi que des notes de thé noir. Le vin est en forme grâce à des tannins qui assurent bien les arrières et qui sont bien intégrés. Un vin friand, de bonne densité, que l’on pourra déjà apprécier dans sa jeunesse.  2025-2038

Antonio Galloni 90-92 www.vinous.com
The 2021 Pibran is terrific. Bright and punchy, the 2021 impresses with its purity of fruit and fine overall balance. Succulent red cherry, blood orange, mint and rose petal are front and center. The 2021 is unusual in that the Cabernet is especially high. More than that, though, what impresses about the 2021 is its impeccable sense of harmony. Pibran could very well be one of the under the radar gems in 2021.

Jean-Marc Quarin 92 points www.quarin.com
Couleur sombre et intense. Nez très aromatique, fin, au fruité mûr et pur. Bouche particulièrement hédoniste, au relief aromatique intense, évoluant avec du corps, du goût et une finale délicieuse et sans angle tannique. Assemblage : 63 % cabernet sauvignon, 37 % merlot. Degré d’alcool : 13° – pH : 3,66. Rendement : 35 hl/ha. Dates de vendanges : entre le 27 septembre et le 7 octobre. C’est la première année que Pibran contient autant de cabernet sauvignon.

William Kelley 89-91 points www.erobertparker.com
A strong effort, the 2021 Chasse-Spleen exhibits aromas of sweet berries and plums mingled with pipe tobacco, loamy soil, rose petals and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, supple and seamless, it’s lively and refined, with ripe tannins and a penetrating, saline finish. It’s a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 9% Petit Verdot, and only 55% of the estate’s production went into the grand vin.

Neal Martin 87-89 www.vinous.com
The 2021 Chasse-Spleen offers lightly cedar- and tobacco-scented red fruit that needs to muster more vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and nicely balanced, but compared to recent vintages, it’s just a bit one-dimensional on the finish, hence my more parsimonious score.