Croix de Labrie
Press 2015
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Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
It's A Beauty!
“A standout Saint-Emilion in my tastings was the 2015 Croix De Labrie owned by Axelle & Pierre Courdurié, which readers must be snapping up on. Made from 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, it offers a superb nose of creme de cassis and black raspberry mixed with notes of toasted oak and espresso.With a medium to full-bodied palate and richness on the palate, ripe tannins and an excellent mid-palate, it has needs 3 to 4 years in the bottle to integrate with the oak and gain in complexity, and keep it for more than two decades. It's a beauty! "
Jeff Leve:
93-92 Points
"With its deep color and its nose of chocolate mint, liquorice and spicy black cherry with a touch of truffle, this wine recalls a mixture of black cherry liqueur and dark chocolate. Silky in nature with a structure allowing aging, This is a very fine vintage from Croix de Labrie. 100% Merlot wine, it has an alcohol content of 14%. "
Antonio Galloni (Vinous):
Powerful and intense
"The 2015 Croix de Labrie is powerful and intense, but also a little rough, especially in its tannins. Good depth with pronounced aromas of red fruits and plums, but the alcohol brings a slight imbalance and the contours deserve to be improved. be more polite. However, there is great potential to exploit. "
René Gabriel: 18/20
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Wine Advocate Neal Martin: 93 Points
"The 2015 Croix de Labrie offers a very precise bouquet, pure notes of black cherry and cassis as well as a well-integrated touch of new oak that emerges wonderfully from the glass. Medium-bodied on the palate with fine and supple tannins, d 'quite modern in style but with a very seductive silky texture, it preserves sufficient freshness and liveliness on a seductive finish of black cherry and kirsch. Keep it for 4 to 5 years, if you can resist. "
Neal Martin (Vinous): 93 Points
"The 2015 Croix de Labrie offers a very precise bouquet, pure notes of black cherry and cassis as well as a well-integrated touch of new oak that emerges wonderfully from the glass. Medium-bodied on the palate with fine and supple tannins, d 'quite modern in style but with a very seductive silky texture, it preserves sufficient freshness and liveliness on a seductive finish of black cherry and kirsch. Keep it for 4 to 5 years, if you can resist. "
Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate):
Vintage 2015 - Top 100: Voluptuous
92 Points
Vintage 2015 - Top 100: Voluptuous
"Composed of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in 100% new oak barrels for 18 months, 2015 Croix de Labrie is deep garnet in color with mineral aromas, cedar, yeast extract on pits of red and black cherries, wild blueberries and lavender. The palate is large, rich and voluptuous with rich tannins and lots of freshness to lift the powerful finish. "
James Suckling: 96 Points
Fabulous
"This is a fabulous Saint-Emilion, with notes of blackberry, chalk and blueberry. Powerful and elegant, dense with soft and fresh tannins and a long and persistent finish. Structured and precise. A very large small production. Drink in 2022. "
Yves Beck: 95 Points
A great success
"95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Purple with garnet reflections. Youthful bouquet revealing notes of cocoa beans, liquorice, black fruits such as blueberries and prunes. Airing gives the nose more character and precision. notes of chalk and mint. On the palate, the body has fullness and race. This Croix de Labrie is endowed with a lively tension which gives it crunch and which supports the fruit well at the end of the palate. The tannins are perfectly coated and reveal themselves slowly. Mineral notes at the end of the mouth, a lingering finish. A great success with excellent aging potential. 2022–2040 "
The Wine Cellar Insider:
93 Points
"With its deep color and its nose of chocolate mint, liquorice and spicy black cherry with a touch of truffle, this wine recalls a mixture of black cherry liqueur and dark chocolate. Silky in nature with a structure promising a beautiful evolution. , this is a very fine vintage from Croix de Labrie. This wine is 100% Merlot and has reached 14% alcohol. "
Jean-Marc Quarin: 94 Points
My best mark given to this wine en primeur
“Since 2013, this cru has offered one of the most beautiful touches on the palate of Saint-Emilion. Tasted four times with blends ranging from 90% to 100% Merlot, the cru has kept the same level of note. It shines with a dark color. and a pure nose with ripe fruit. But it is above all on the palate where it stands out by associating sweetness of the taste, power of the structure, nobility of the texture, of the vigor, of the fine tannins. The whole is delicately creamy. and delicately scented without any angle. It's long and beautiful. The pleasure note is particularly strong. "
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Thomas Boxberger: 96/94 Points
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Andreas Larsson: 95 Points
"Château Croix de Labrie is a superb, purely hedonist vineyard managed by a master's hand by Axelle Courdurié, a true woman winegrower."
Robert Parker: 96 Points
Vintage 2015 - Top 100: Voluptuous
"Composed of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in 100% new oak barrels for 18 months, 2015 Croix de Labrie is deep garnet in color with mineral aromas, cedar, yeast extract on pits of red and black cherries, wild blueberries and lavender. The palate is large, rich and voluptuous with rich tannins and lots of freshness to lift the powerful finish. "
Wine Spectator: 92 Points
"This wine reveals the maturity of the vintage, with notes of black plum, fig and Boysenberry carried by very present but elegant tannins. Very marked toasted aroma but balanced by the fruit."