一開瓶時塞子彈性極好、未發霉，是保存狀況極好的酒。酒液呈深寶石紅色，邊緣泛紅色、略偏磚紅色，液面晶亮。有著略濃郁的泥土、皮革、燻烤、橡木、腐葉、墨汁香氣，略有一些黑醋栗、涼草蓆香氣，香氣可感覺有複雜度，森林底層的老酒香氣為主，但似能玩味。入口時感覺到有酸度，酒體略重，單寧量充足而感覺到有澀度，單寧口感細緻，口感堅實帶著圴衡感，一開始單寧有些隱藏，醒酒約半小時後較開展、好喝，且更加均衡，是有結構感的酒，口中以泥土、腐葉、烏梅、燻烤、橡木、墨汁、一些黑醋栗香氣為主。尾韻長度適中，略帶烏梅、墨汁香氣。

醒酒約一小時後，是最均衡的狀態，有著漂亮的菌菇、松露、泥土、樹葉、墨汁、燻烤、橡木香氣，和微透出的果香交織著，使人陶醉、沉迷其中。

這支酒喝了三個多小時，才漸感單調，是我喝過最好的Chasse-Spleen，也最像林裕森書中所寫的想像，「解除憂愁的解藥」……

Château Chasse-Spleen雖然不在列級酒莊之列，但在Cru Bourgeois裡是最高等級的Cru Bourgeois Supérieurs Exceptionnels。詩人拜倫（Lord Byron）於1821年到此訪問，稱道此酒莊的酒是「解除憂愁的解藥（Quel reméde pour chaser le spleen）」，因而得名。種植了約73% Cabernet Sauvignon、20% Merlot和7% Petit Verdot，位於深厚的礫石圓丘上，釀造法也頗傳統，以前的口感較堅實、耐久，有緊澀嚴肅的典型Médoc風，但1998年起開始使用薄膜滲透濃縮法，口感也變得略較圓潤濃縮了。

價格：EEE (不過以前不用)

WA:91
Make no mistake about it, the 1989 Chasse-Spleen is the finest wine this property has produced since their great 1949. This is a spectacularly rich, powerful, authoritative example of the vintage that can compete with and even surpass many of the most famous names. Layer upon layer of concentrated, sweet, expansive, blackcurrant fruit is wrapped in a frame of toasty new oak and decent acidity. An awesome wine! Anticipated maturity: 1996-2015.

WS:91
Big and chewy. Impressive. Dark ruby-colored, with cocoa, coffee and chocolate aromas covered by ripe fruit. Full-bodied and very rich, showing lots of chewy tannins and a long, roasted coffee and berry aftertaste.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2004. (JS)

Decanter:?
Deep ruby; rich succulent nose, quite mineral Cabernet character; soft, rich, dense, plenty of ripe tannin, fine depth and potential; good length.

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