Chateau La Croix du Casse Pomerol Bordeaux Wine
Chateau La Croix du Casse Pomerol, Bordeaux wine producer profile, with wine tasting notes, wine ratings, a history of the property, information on wine making and terroir, along with wine tasting reviews. If you want to read about other important, Bordeaux Chateaux: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles
La Croix du Casse is a medium bodied, lighter style of Bordeaux wine. This Pomerol is best enjoyed in its youth, by the time it hits 10-12 years of age.
Chateau La Croix du Casse was purchased by Philippe Casteja in 2005. Casteja bought the estate from the Audy family, who were better known for owning the renown Chateau Clinet. Since his purchase in 2005, Philippe Casteja has continued to make improvements in the cellars and Pomerol vineyards of Chateau La Croix du Casse. The results began to show with the quality of wine found in the 2009 vintage.
The Right Bank, Bordeaux wine vineyard of Chateau La Croix du Casse is situated on the southern edge of the plateau of Pomerol, not that far from Chateau Taillefer. The parcels consist of soils with sand, gravel and some iron deposits. The 9 hectare, Pomerol vineyard of Chateau La Croix du Casse is planted to 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. On average, the vines are 30 years of age. The vines are planted to a vine density of 7,000 vines per hectare.
The wine of Chateau La Croix du Casse is vinified in small, stainless, steel, temperature controlled vats that range in size from 50 hectoliters to 100 hectoliters. The Merlot is vinified in the larger vats and the Cabernet Franc is placed into the 50 hectoliter tanks. The wine is aged in 40% new, French oak barrels for between 12 to 16 months. After barrel aging, the wine is placed back into vat for an additional 4 months of aging with the goal of reducing the effects of too much oak. The average annual production of Chateau La Croix du Casse is close to 3,000 cases of Bordeaux wine per year. There is a second wine, Domaine du Casse.
Wine Tasting Notes
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2012 Château La Croix du Casse
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Blending 93% Merlot with 7% Cabernet Franc produced a light, ruby-colored Pomerol with raspberry and earthy notes that ends with a dusty, tart cherry finish. 84-87 Pts
86 points - Tasted Apr 26, 2013
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2009 Château La Croix du Casse
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From a blend of 93% Merlot and 7% Caberent Franc, the wine opens with licorice, juicy plums, black cherry, cocoa and vanilla. Plush in texture, with an open personality, this medium bodied Pomerol wine is not going to make old bones. I'd drink this over the next decade. La Croix du Casse remains one of the better value Bordeaux wines from Pomerol. This can still be purchased for under $30.
90 points - Tasted Jul 4, 2012
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1998 Château La Croix du Casse
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This once supple wine is already starting to drop its fruit. Some pleasure can be gleaned from its black fruit profile. But I distinctly recall thinking this was a much better wine at age 5 than it shows itself today at 10. Drink up. It’s not getting any better. It’s already on the downslide on life.
85 points - Tasted Oct 12, 2008
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