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Red
2018 Château les Cruzelles
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Lalande de Pomerol
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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Lanzelot Likes this wine: 92 points
November 19, 2023 - The color is deep ruby. On the nose there are pronounced aromas of stewed red plum, red cherries, blackberries, coffee. The acidity is medium(+) as well as the tannins are. The wine has a full body. On the palate the flavors are also pronounced and similar to the nose with vanilla in addition. The finish is long. This right bank Bordeaux is at the beginning of its drinking windows with a few years ahead of it. It's already pretty complex but I expect the complexity to increase with aging. Glass I used: Zalto Bordeaux
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MindMuse wrote: 93 points
March 9, 2023 - Packing a lot of quality Right Bank flavor with dark fruits, graphite, leather. Big backbone will allow this to improve, but I like it already.
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rikipedia Likes this wine: 91 points
January 21, 2023 - 80 Merlot; 20 CF. 14.5% Alc. 40% new oak. Effusive aromas of bilberries, blackcurrant, graphite, dried sage, spice and mineral. A slight menthol wafts through.
Lively+ acid on the entry, the wine has a mineral edge supported by densely packed tannins. Mid to full-bodied, the spicy oak accentuates the wine and augments the flavours of crushed black raspberry, liquorice, ripe blackcurrant, and 90% dark chocolate with a twist of nutmeg. Finishes long with a warm, spice-infused alcohol. -
LEEJV123 Likes this wine: 90 points
June 12, 2022 - Medium body, earth, round, balanced.
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Dj6544 wrote: 88 points
June 1, 2022 - Bit too much fruit and oak here to be truly successful and doesn’t have the balance of ripeness the 2016 has. Maybe leave for a few years?
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/28/2023 (link)(Ch Les Cruzelles Lalande-de-Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/19/2022 (link)(Ch Les Cruzelles Lalande-de-Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021), 3/21/2021 (link)(Lés Cruzelles Lés Cruzelles Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle, 3/11/2021 (link)(Chateau Les Cruzelles) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021), 3/1/2021 (link)(Les Cruzelles Les Cruzelles Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
February 2021, 2/1/2021 (link)(Château Les Cruzelles Lalande-de-Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/19/2021 (link)(Château Les Cruzelles Lalande-de-Pomerol, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux in bottle 2018, 11/10/2020 (link)(Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande-de-Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Nov 2019), 11/1/2019 (link)(Lés Cruzelles Lés Cruzelles Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JebDunnuck.com
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur, 5/1/2019 (link)(Chateau Les Cruzelles Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Julia Harding, MW
4/3/2019 (link)(Ch Les Cruzelles Lalande-de-Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019), 4/1/2019 (link)(Les Cruzelles Les Cruzelles Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château Les Cruzelles Lalande-de-Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 Smaller appellations, 3/28/2019 (link)(Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande-de-Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
3/27/2019 (link)(Château Les Cruzelles Lalande-de-Pomerol, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Château les Cruzelles
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Lalande de Pomerol
- UPC Codes 3277038419518, 3412951864223, 639737974591
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 117 (14%)
- In Cellars 599 (73%)
- Consumed 104 (13%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
86% Like It 7 votes
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- ProducerChâteau les Cruzelles
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationLalande de Pomerol
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