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Les Cruzelles 2014

Lalande de Pomerol

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Tasting Notes

The 2014 Les Cruzelles has a simple bouquet, tertiary in style, woodland scents intermixed and perhaps dominating the fruit underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with dry tannin, chewy in the mouth at first although it musters more detail towards the lightly spiced, quite saline finish. Like other Pomerol wines it just needs another three or four years in the glass. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

Score: 92

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2021-2035 01 March 2018

The 2014 Les Cruzelles is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc picked between 24-29 September. It has a little more ripeness on the nose compared to the La Chenade, very perfumed with subtle violet and iris aromas, later a hint of orange blossom. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin with ample blackberry and bilberry; grainy in texture with a pleasurable marine/oyster shell element lending personality on the finish. This is very fine.

Score: 91

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2018-2030 31 March 2017

The Château Les Cruzelles 2014 is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc picked from 24 to 29 September and 17 to 21 October and aged in 50% new oak. The nose is ripe and generous with wild strawberry and dark plum aromas, the oak nicely integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple and fine tannin. It is not a complex Lalande-de-Pomerol but is (as usual) extremely well balanced with a fine degree of tension and finesse on the broody finish. Give this a couple of years in bottle and it should give several years of pleasure, probably more.

Score: 89 - 91

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2027 01 April 2015

The blueberry, chocolate and walnut aromas are compelling. Medium to full body, ripe and silky tannins and a flavorful finish. Better in 2020 but already a joy to taste and even drink.

Score: 92

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 13 February 2017

Dark ruby colour. Appealing with cherry and cranberry fruit, combined with lifted notes of orange peel. Purity and refreshment value in the mouth and really quite exciting to taste – with ripe tannins also, this is impressive stuff.

Score: -

Albany Vintners, - 24 April 2015

Raspberry and cherry coulis flavors form the core, with hints of spice and tea along the edges. Subtle length.

Score: 88 - 91

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 01 April 2015

Mocha, plums, black cherries, spices and new leather are all wrapped together in the 2014 Les Cruzelles. A deep, pliant wine, the 2014 Les Cruzelles possesses fabulous depth and pure resonance. Exotic spiced notes add nuance on the super-expressive finish. The 2014 is 90% Merlot and only 10% Cabernet Franc, although the flavor and tannin profile suggests there is much more Franc. I very much like the sense of energy here.

Score: 89 - 92

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 01 April 2015