chateau les cruzelles lalande de pomerol

Château Les Cruzelles

Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande de Pomerol, 2016

Name: Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande de Pomerol
Brand: Château Les Cruzelles
Price: 151.22 GBP

90+/100

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2016
6x75cl
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£151.22

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Denis Durantou's 'entry level' wines, that is to say the wines not produced at his flagship Pomerol estate, Chateau L'Eglise Clinet are always rank amongst our 'best value' buys. Saintayme, Chenade, Cruzelles and Montlandrie offer excellent value for money, but the 2016s are perhaps the finest range we have seen to date. Cruzelles hails from the clay dominated plots at Denis' Lalande de Pomerol estate. The blend is a classic 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. It is quite staggering how different this is to La Chenade. This is brooding and darker with an intense mulberry core interspersed with bright starry berries. This is plush and sexy with a seamlessness to the fruit that is impressive and seductive, however, it lacks the energy and charm of La Chenade. If you like tension and verve take the Chenade, if you like big and impressive, go with the Cruzelles.

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Critic Reviews

90+/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2016 Les Cruzelles has quite a high-toned bouquet compared to the La Chenade, featuring black cherries, lavender, balsamic and light cedar aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and a fine bead of acidity. Compared to previous showings, I found this a little angular in style, although with age, it will coalesce. Give this two or three years in bottle. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

drinking window 2022 - 2038

date of review 08/2020

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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%

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.