Appellations

Croizet Bages 2010

Pauillac, Fifth Growth

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Tasting Notes

Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux 2010 tasting. The Château Croizet-Bages has a very convincing graphite driven bouquet with fine definition and vigour. The palate is medium-bodied with graphite and tobacco infused black fruit, good weight and a strict and linear, clean and fresh finish. Not bad at all.

Score: - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 01 January 2014

A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, the Croizet-Bages has a rather muted, tobacco and sous-bois dominated nose, sans the precocity that the vintage offered. The palate is better, demonstrating more fruit intensity. A firm structure, tannic and gritty with cedar and graphite-laced black fruit towards the finish, hopefully this Croizet-Bages will round out during elevage. Tasted April 2011.

Score: 88 - 90 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 15 April 2011

The finest Croizet Bages I have tasted and, along with the 2009, a sure sign that this property is finally re-emerging after decades of mediocrity. Deep ruby/plum/purple, with a classic nose of black currants, cedar, Christmas fruitcake and licorice, this wine is flavorful, savory medium to full-bodied, with silky tannin. This is one of the last classified growths to get its act together, and kudos to them. Anticipated maturity: now-2028.

Score: 89 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2028 Date: 01 February 2013

This property is clearly on the upswing although they still have a long way to go to compete with the top end, non-first growth Pauillacs (i.e., the two Pichons, Pontet Canet, Haut-Bages-Liberal, Grand Puy Lacoste and Grand Puy Ducasse). Nevertheless, the 2010 Croizet Bages reveals plenty of classic, sweet creme de cassis, camphor and underbrush characteristics. Medium-bodied with good purity and texture, it may turn out to be as good as the 2009 and 2005. The tannins suggest it has 10-15 years of aging potential.

Score: 87 - 88 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 04 May 2011

Light, aromatic but is this 100% clean? Dense and very ripe. Very drying tannins on the end. Far from charming.

Score: 15 - 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2016-2022 Date: 01 April 2011

Rich cassis fruit, very good fleshy ripeness and good tannins to back it up, continuing improvement here, but not yet the complexity of most of the 5th Growths.

Score: 16 Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2016-2028 Date: 01 April 2011