2018 Château Croix de Labrie

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 95 points

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  3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points

  Espresso, plum, smoke, incense, black coffee, black cherry and wet earth notes are on the nose and palate. The wine is rich, ripe, lush, full-bodied, round and fruity. The fruits are ripe, sweet, opulent and fresh with real staying power, silky tannins and freshness. The wine is a blend of 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. This is the second vintage for Hubert de Bouard as the consultant for Croix de Labrie.
  

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  12/1/2020 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  90% merlot, 7% cabernet sauvignon, 3% cabernet franc
  from clayey limestone soils and vines of average age 50 yrs.
  Manual harvest with several tries. De-stemmed.
  Screened on vibrating table densimetrically and manually.
  4-day cold soak. Vinification by plot with daily punch down.
  Malolactic in new French oak barrels with medium to long toast.
  6 months on lees. Then aged 18+ months in new barrels.
  14.2% Abv, ~90,000 bottles.
  Proprietors: Axelle and Pierre Courdurié
  Consultants: Hubert de Boüard and Jean-Philippe Fort
  
  A(ccuray)=2: Med deep garnet. Focused, polished Merlot blend.
  B(alance)=3: Distinctive fruit with polished structure.
  C(omplexity)=2: Dark and red fruits, herbs, mint, mineral.
  D(epth)=2: Textured mouthfeel. Full palate and lingering finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,3,2,2]= 9/10
  
  Early accessibility yet long aging potential.
  
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  4/19/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points

  Black plum liqueur, clay, smoke, licorice and spice are all over the place. Concentrated and quite sexy, the wine is polished, sensuous velvety and stony. The fruit on the palate runs the gamut from black to blue to red. Made from 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, it reached 14.2% alcohol. This is the second vintage for Hubert de Bouard as the consultant for Croix de Labrie. 94-96 Pts

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