2010 Croix de Labrie
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Tasting Notes
Some candified aromas. High acidity and even some greenness. Sweet and sour. Not sure this will ever quite settle down into a beautiful harmonious whole. Drying finish. jancisrobinson.com
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Croix de Labrie is produced from 100% old vine Merlot. Licorice, spice, crushed stone and ripe dark berries pair with ripe tannins, a lush, sexy, opulent mouth feel and rich, plummy textures. This is a truly sensuous, hedonistic wine made for pleasure seekers. Not much is made, which is too bad as wines like this deserve more attention. winecellarinsider.com
Always one of the sexiest wines from Bordeaux, and probably best drunk in its first decade of life, this hedonistic fruit-bomb offers up oodles of jammy black cherry and black currant fruit interwoven with some floral notes, subtle oak, lead pencil shavings and a bit of toast. Voluptuous, full-bodied and silky smooth, with no aggressiveness, the tannins seem to melt on the palate, while the finish is long, supple and extravagant. Drink it over the next decade. Feb 2013, www.robertparker.com