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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2022 and 2029 (based on 136 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Julian Marshall on 2/5/2024 & rated 89 points: Tasted from a half bottle again. Fresh, crisp blackcurrant with just enough earthiness to remind you where it comes from, very smooth and linear, made in a classic style with modern know-how. Enjoyable now but it will be a lot better with a few more years in the cellar. Good with food but on its own the tannins are a bit obtrusive. (303 views) | | | Tasted by rcbyers on 3/23/2023 & rated 93 points: As soon as the cork was pulled this was singing. A warm and opulent nose. Beautify dark red color with almosy brown edges. Black currant fruit. Oak. It’s a great value Bordeaux to me. If you're new to Bordeaux like myself, this is a great wine. PNP or give it a short decant. I PNP and didn’t feel the need to decant. (501 views) | | | Tasted by Treeism102264 on 3/26/2022: Very nice! Full yet not overpowering..Aged very well!! (653 views) | | | Tasted by Julian Marshall on 10/4/2021 & rated 87 points: Quite good linear, velvety fruit, mostly blackcurrant with a hint of earthiness, but still too tannic to really enjoy. I'm not sure this will ever be transcending, but at 5€ a half I'm not complaining. (1064 views) | | | Tasted by Alex Brogan on 3/3/2021 & rated 89 points: Extremely fragant and fresh. Light in body and kissed by oak. Sharp grapefruit and gooseberry and lifted by white flowers. (1184 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 10/26/2019 & rated 88 points: Bu en succ...il était en carafe depuis quelques heures selon la conseillière.
Un classique revisité, j`en ai toujours en cave.
Beau RQP pour environ 23$, une valeur sure, constant.
Beau tanins charnus, cerises, terre, graphite et cèdre.
Belle longueur et persistance.
Textbook Bordeaux! (2524 views) | | | Tasted by PanosKakaviatos on 4/1/2017: Ripe red, yet somewhat austere fruit and tannin. Drying on the finish. A bit too tight now. (3292 views) |
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Vinous, 2016 Bordeaux…It’s All In The Bottle (Jan 2019) (1/2/2019)
(Cruzeau De Cruzeau Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, The DBs: Bordeaux 2016 In Bottle (Jan 2019) (1/1/2019)
(De Cruzeau De Cruzeau Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017) (4/17/2017)
(De Cruzeau De Cruzeau Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (4/4/2017)
(Château de Cruzeau Pessac-Léognan, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 Pessac-Léognan (4/2/2017)
(Château de Cruzeau, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Château de Cruzeau Producer websiteRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanGraves Vins de Graves (Conseil des Vins de Graves) - Read more about Pessac Leogan Graves and its winesPessac-Léognan Pessac-Leognan reds:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Soil: Predominantly gravel and sandy rock, with varying proportions of clay and sandstone
Surface Area: 1,491 ha
Pessac-Leognan whites:
Grape Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
Soil: Gravel and rocks covered with sand, sandstone, and clay
Surface Area: 275 ha |
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