2016 Les Cruzelles
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A very finely textured red with cherries, chocolate and berries. Medium body and fine tannins. A beauty. Mar 2017, www.jamessuckling.com
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James Suckling
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The juicy, fun raspberry and blackberry fruit has melded nicely with singed anise and fruitcake accents. Polished finish. Apr 2017, James Molesworth, www.winespectator.com
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Picked 22-29 September and 6 October. More clay and 50% new oak. Ripe and round with real racy structure. Lots of energy and a little more tannin than the Chenade. Good stuff! GV Apr 2017, www.jancisrobinson.com, Drink: 2022-2030
The 2016 Lés Cruzelles is a more serious, structured wine than the Chenade. Beams of tannin give the wine its sense of energy and drive. Blue and purplish hued stone fruits, licorice, lavender, menthol and graphite are nicely delineated. Far from an easygoing wine, the 2016 will need a year or two in bottle to be at its best. I was not at all surprised when Denis Durantou told me he planned to give the 2016 an extra month or two in barrel. The wine will probably need all of that added time in barrel to fully come together. Apr 2017, www.vinous.com
