TN: 2000 Charmail

Steve_Saxon · September 1, 2009, 2:50am

I saw a tasting note on this wine recently that was not good so I thought I’d give it a try.

Pop and Pour.

Well it has a bdx nose but that’s the best thing can say about it. This wine is definitely on the downward slide compared to the last bottle I had about a year ago, so if you got em, drink em now.

Dennis_Atick · September 1, 2009, 1:52pm

Great news. not.
Glad I have only one.
Thanks Steve.

dcornutt · September 1, 2009, 1:56pm

This wine was nice when it was young.
Thanks for the heads up Steve.

Jack_Bulkin · September 1, 2009, 1:56pm

My last will be sacrificed this evening to the less than stellar wine G_ds that have invaded my cellar choices this week.

ybarselah · September 1, 2009, 1:57pm

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ToddFrench · September 1, 2009, 2:24pm

Lyle’s avatar is a riot, and I have renamed my Charmail as a result.

I have been instructed to compare the '05 Charmail with the '00 Charmail, so it appears I need to do this comparison sooner than later!

Rob_MacKay · September 1, 2009, 3:14pm

I had a couple of bottles of this wine about 3 years ago and thought it was a pretty good value at the time.

Jack_Bulkin · September 1, 2009, 10:35pm

I opened my last bottle of this wine today after a couple of intense meetings scheduled the next couple of days. I read Sax’s less than sterling TN and thought it was time to go for it.
A decant of one hour so far. The nose is definitely Bordeaux with a slight funk. The color is a dark and consistent purple without bricking.
The palate also displays a slight funk, there is an array of dark fruits, cherry and licorice that is slightly black and somewhat bitter.
It is not over the hill, not losing it’s intensity but it is not a sterling bottle of wine and to me has never been. I guess the “palate” just over estimated this wine too. It shouldn’t be forgotten that this was a $13.00 bottle of wine so it was always good value, just never a great Bordeaux. I think that Lyle’s amusing name change of Charfail is more a reflection to Parker’s irrational exuberance, than the price/quality of this cru Chateau.
JB

Steve_Saxon · September 2, 2009, 2:54am

I just tried the little I had left from last night and it’s pure crap. Jack you better drink it all tonight.

I’m going outside for some blueberries.

Jack_Bulkin · September 2, 2009, 2:56am

Does it still smell like you just made love Boss?

Steve_Saxon · September 2, 2009, 2:58am

Yea, to homeless man.

Jack_Bulkin · September 2, 2009, 3:00am

Fernando_Losada · September 2, 2009, 2:50pm

The 2001 is a good claret and was a good value on release.

Daniel_McIntosh · September 3, 2009, 12:53am

I saw this post and seeing as I was sitting four bottles of this I thought I’d better pop one ASAP. So I did and it’s sitting in front of me now and it’s a delicious pop and pour. Neener, neerer. Still purple to the rim. Great nose, true bordeaux flavors. Silky tannins. Not the longest finish but I’m glad I have three more.

Jack_Bulkin · September 3, 2009, 2:20am

I am finishing the remaining half of my bottle right now. It is still a little cold but the off putting nose and bitter palate has eased. It is much better and I think that Sax must have just been eating too many blueberries or homeless men with his bottle.