Chateau Chasse-Spleen Moulis en Medoc 2018 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider with real length

with real length

The resulting spirit displays aromas of yellow apple skin

The palate reveals fine tannins and a refined structure

Cabernet Franc has quietly become one of Washington's most compelling varieties

Chateau Chasse-Spleen Moulis en Medoc 2018 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider with real lengthChateau Chasse Spleen sits at the very top of the unclassified Mdoc tier a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel that consistently overdelivers against classed growths. The Merlaut Villars family has owned this Moulis estate for decades (today run by Celine Villars Foubet), and the curious name traces back to Baudelaire and Lord Byron's notion of 'le spleen,' the melancholy this wine was supposedly built to chase away. 2018 was a benchmark Mdoc vintage a warm,