2022 stands apart as a year of unpredictability and transformation. While Merlot struggled with mildew, Charmail’s Cabernet-dominant terroir delivered an elegant and refreshing wine with remarkable aromatic precision. A vintage that reminds us of classic Bordeaux charm.

2021 stands apart as a year of unpredictability and transformation. While Merlot struggled with mildew, Charmail’s Cabernet-dominant terroir delivered an elegant and refreshing wine with remarkable aromatic precision. A vintage that reminds us of classic Bordeaux charm.

2020 completes a trio of remarkable vintages, and Charmail’s rendition is as bold as it is bright. With deep fruit, lively acidity, and a creamy texture, this wine captures the tension between summer heat and late-season freshness - modern Bordeaux at its best.

A vintage of charm and precision, 2019 continues Charmail’s streak of excellence. The fruit is concentrated, the tannins are fine, and the freshness remarkable. From the first sip, this wine shows the elegance of the estate and the confidence of a vintage marked by balance and poise.

2018 marked the beginning of a trio of solar vintages in Bordeaux. At Charmail, a complex, concentrated wine was born from extreme conditions - torrential spring rains followed by an intensely dry summer. With precision harvesting and gentle extraction, Charmail 2018 is a bold yet balanced wine built to evolve.

2017 was a vintage of resilience at Charmail. While Bordeaux faced severe frost and hailstorms, our vines - shielded by the estuary - were spared. The result: a charming, fruit-forward wine with supple tannins and freshness. Balanced, elegant, and immediately pleasing, the 2017 Charmail proves that beauty often emerges from adversity.

Widely hailed as one of the greatest Bordeaux vintages of the 21st century, 2016 delivered a wine of precision, depth, and longevity. Charmail’s expression of this vintage is one of power and finesse—concentrated yet elegant, richly layered yet vibrantly fresh.

The 2015 vintage is a benchmark year for Charmail—marked by richness, structure, and refined energy. With balanced sun and rain throughout the season, the vines thrived, delivering perfectly ripe fruit. The resulting wine is full-bodied yet elegant, with impressive aging potential.

The 2014 vintage reflects the resilience and patience of the team at Charmail. After a gloomy summer, an Indian summer arrived just in time, providing the warmth and sunlight needed to ripen the grapes fully. The result?

The 2013 vintage is an example of technical winemaking triumphing over nature’s adversity. Despite the year's cold and rainy conditions, Charmail’s team crafted a refined and expressive wine, an unexpected beauty in a challenging vintage.

The 2012 vintage at Charmail benefited from a late harvest and a favorable end to the season. Marked by a high proportion of Merlot, the wines are elegant, medium-bodied, and deeply aromatic.

In 2011, Charmail delivered a vintage that quietly impressed with its elegance and refinement. Initially overshadowed by the standout years that came before it, 2011 has proven its longevity and complexity with time.

2010 stands as one of the defining vintages of the decade at Charmail. A dry, sunny summer and cool nights brought balance and even ripening across the estate, yielding a wine of depth, freshness, and structure : a pure expression of our gravel soils and the classic Médoc style.