Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande de Pomerol
    Château Les Cruzelles

    Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande de Pomerol,

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    Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande de Pomerol, 2015

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande de Pomerol, 2015
    ABV:
    14.5%
    93/100
    Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
    I've loved this wine since the first time I tasted it En Primeur, and at six years old it's at the perfect moment to drink. Juicy bueberry and raspberry fruits, a trace of lemongrass and crushed stone minerality, a great choice to bring out on an easy evening with friends and feel sure that it will be a hit. 45% new oak.
    Date Reviewed:
    12/2021
    Drinking Window:
    2021 - 2032
    89/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
    2015 Les Cruzelles is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It drifts effortlessly out of the glass with notions of prunes, spice cake, and star anise, giving way to hints of sandalwood and wild sage. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is chewy and savory, delivering muscular black fruit preserves and an herbal lift on the finish.
    Date Reviewed:
    11/2022
    Drinking Window:
    2022 - 2028
    92/100
    Neal Martin, Vinous
    The 2015 Les Cruzelles is tasted from two bottles. The one at the blind tasting just felt a little out of sorts. The second bottle opened at home allowing aeration replicates its showing just after bottling: dark cherries and crushed strawberry, a succulent palate with a hint of black olive on the finish. That's more like it. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting and a bottle from my own cellar.
    Date Reviewed:
    07/2019

    specifications

    country:
    France
    region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Lalande de Pomerol
    Producer:
    Château Les Cruzelles
    style:
    Red
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet
    Allergen Information:
    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.

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    Château Les Cruzelles

    Château Les Cruzelles

    This is superstar wine-maker, Denis Durantou’s flagship estate in Lalande de Pomerol. The Cruzelles vineyards have more clay than those of La Chenade and the wines tends to be a more brooding and serious. There is a slightly higher proportion of Merlot in the blend (than La Chenade) and Denis utilises a little more new oak during elevage. As you’d expect from the L’Eglise Clinet team, the wines are polished, exuberant and fruit filled and always represent tremendous value for money.

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