A Jeffrey Davies Selection and a blockbuster that should be snatched up is the 2015 Château Charmail, which comes from a 28.5-hectare vineyard planted in clay and gravel soils. Based on 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, this is one seriously good bottle of wine that’s loaded with raspberry, cherry, and strawberry fruit as well as lots of spice and floral nuances. Incredibly elegant and perfectly balanced, with a seductive personality that keeps you coming back to the glass, buy a case for drinking over the coming decade. Tasted twice.

This ripe wine has dusty tannins, a good balance between fruit and tannin, and considerable potential. The dry core of tannins will soften while the black plum and berry fruits are already juicy and rich. This wine will age well; drink from 2024.

Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois annual tasting, the 2015 Charmail has a pretty, pastille-like bouquet with pure red cherry and wild berry fruit, lively and charming. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp on the entry with well-judged acidity and nicely integrated oak toward the sustained finish. I think this classically styled Haut-Médoc will age well. Tasted September 2017. - Neal Martin