With a nose packed with earth, black plums, tobacco and cassis, this powerful, tannic, deep wine could easily pass for a Classified Growth.If you're going to open it now, give it a good swirl. leave it in the decanter for an hour or more. 

Once Chateau Chasse Spleen was once part of a much larger Haut Medoc winery that sold their wine under the name of Chateau Grand-Poujeaux. In 1822, the Bordeaux wine estate was devided: 50% Chateau Gressier-Grand-Poujeaux and the rest was devided in 3 parts and that are known now as: Chateau Maucaillou, Chateau Poujeaux-Theil and Chateau Chasse Spleen.

This is one of the smallest wineries in Médoc. And have  a small plot in Pauillac AOC. The family of Sophie Martin manage the winery. The grapes are 90% merlot and 10% cabernet sauvignon. They use 33% new french oak for aproximately 12 months depending on the vintage in question.