Charmail 2022 (750ML)

92-93 JS / 91-93 JD / 91 JA / 91 DE

This is toned and crunchy with dark and blue fruit, sea shells and crushed stones. Medium- to full-bodied. Tannins are compact and chalky. Velvety finish. - James Suckling

A perennial great value, the 2022 Château Charmail checks in as 45% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot, from hail-decimated yields of 15 hectoliters per hectare that's aging in 50% new French oak, with a small amount in concrete eggs. Rocking levels of smoky blue fruits, cherries, spicy oak, and violets emerge on the nose, and it's medium-bodied, has a pure, elegant texture, and ripe yet building tannins. It has enough structure to warrant some bottle age, but it's good. - Jeb Dunnuck

Intense, with tar and grilled cedar on the opening. Velvet texture to the tannins, with plenty of dark fruit character, but this veers towards drying on the finish, and is one to watch over ageing. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Gorgeous richness of fruit and concentrated texture straight away, smooth, silky but still tannic with quite imposing and mouthfilling tannins that come across quite strongly and end the fruit enjoyment a bit too soon. Nice minerality and crushed stone aspects though, not harsh, just massy. Well controlled fruit though - there's something really quite captivating about this. HVE certified. - Georgina Hindle, Decanter