chateau les cruzelles lalande de pomerol

Château Les Cruzelles

Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande de Pomerol, 2015

Name: Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande de Pomerol
Brand: Château Les Cruzelles
Price: 179.12 GBP

93/100

Inside Bordeaux

89/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

Vinous

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2015
6x75cl
DP
£179.12

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Provenance in fine wine

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

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Critic Reviews

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.

drinking window 2022 - 2028

date of review 11/2022

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.

drinking window 2021 - 2032

date of review 12/2021

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 of review 07/2019

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

Lalande de Pomerol

Producer:

Château Les Cruzelles

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Merlot Cabernet

abv:

14.5%

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.