Chateau Croix de Labrie 2009

Bewertungen

• 95/100

  The Wine Advocate
  Always one of Bordeaux’s most endearing and charming wines, Croix de Labrie’s wines generally offer an unctuous texture as well as enormous quantities of fruit. Made from 100% Merlot, the 2009 (about 300 cases produced) exhibits smoky black currant and raspberry liqueur notes intermixed with notions of licorice, graphite and wood smoke. Intense and unctuously textured with low acidity as well as sweet tannin, it is a hedonistic St.-Emilion fruit bomb to enjoy in its first 12-15 years of life. Sadly, it is virtually impossible to find this head-turning claret."

• 94/100

  The Wine Cellar Insider
  Fully mature, this opulently textured wine is all about the palate texture. The nose, with its combination of truffle, licorice, dark cocoa and plums is the perfect starter for this hedonistic treat. Drink this now and over the next 12-15 years."

• 94/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  All Merlot, the 2009 Château Croix De Labrie is fully mature, with a perfumed, incredibly complex bouquet of red currants, green tobacco, white truffle, dried flowers, and leather. Possessing medium to full-bodied richness, it has a wonderful sense of elegance yet still brings beautiful fruit, opulence, and length on the palate. I don't see much upside, yet it still has seamless tannins and beautiful balance, all pointing to another solid decade of prime drinking."

• 18/20

  Weinwisser
  Extrem dunkles Purpur mit violetten Reflexen. Eigenwilliges Bouquet, kühl und dropsig zugleich, Quality-Street-Bonbons, Rauchnoten, Himbeerrispen. Unglaublich kleinbeerige Fruchtkonzentration, Granatapfelkerne, Grenadine und Maulbeeren in geradezu verschwenderischem Mass, feine Rasse im sehr konzentrierten Extrakt, leichte Schalentöne und schwarzer Kakao im Finale."

• 92-94/100

  Falstaff
  Etwas verhalten, feine Kräuterwürze, Edelholz, rauchig und süß, Orangenzesten, süße Dörrzwetschkenfrucht. Fast portweinhaft, Gewürze, Lakritze, stoffig, komplex, bleibt gut haften, extraktsüß, dunkle Beeren, Nougat im Abgang, gute Länge."

• 92/100

  James Suckling
  A linear and tight red with dark-berry and chocolate character. Full body, firm and silky tannins and a bright, ripe-fruit finish. Yet, it’s always in finesse. Drink now."