Product Description
Aged in 40% new French oak, the 2019 Château Les Cruzelles, Lalande de Pomerol is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The barrels used are exclusively Darnajou barrels, which are known for their lighter, less toasty profile.
Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 93
The 2019 Les Cruzelles is another terrific success for an estate that’s the reference point for what’s possible in the Lalande-de-Pomerol appellation. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of sweet red berries, raw cocoa, orange rind, rose petals and loamy soil, it’s medium to full-bodied, lively and concentrated, with beautifully refined tannins and a more tightly wound, structured profile than its sibling in the Durantou portfolio, La Chenade.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045
Vinous 93
The 2019 Les Cruzelles is a big wine. Black cherry, gravel, smoke, licorice and new leather blast out of the glass. Dizzyingly intense and deep, with equally potent tannins, Les Cruzelles is fabulous in 2019. It is also going to need at least a few years in bottle to come together. Harvest took place from September 18 and 25 for the Merlot and September 28 for the Franc. Denis Durantou’s 2019s are absolutely brilliant across the board. My tasting was obviously bittersweet, as Durantou lost his battle with illness just a few weeks prior. Denis Durantou was one of the most intriguing characters in Bordeaux. I can’t say I knew him well, but I always enjoyed tasting with him, as he was a person that spoke more with his eyes than with words. Things were implied rather than overtly stated. So, I tasted the 2019s with daughters Constance and Noemie over Zoom, in typical 2020 fashion. The Durantou sisters describe 2019 as a year with an early flowering and homogenous ripening that led to small, concentrated berries and higher pHs than normal. Temperatures were kept cool in the cellar, where both alcoholic and malolactic fermentations took place over cuvaison of 21 days (for all wines), in a reductive environment with little oxygen. From top to bottom, the Durantou 2019s are positively stellar. Don’t miss them!
Producer Profile
Château Les Cruzelles
Estate Information
Area under vines: 10 hectares
Production: 26 000 bottles a year
Grape varieties:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Cabernet Franc
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