Chateau Croix de Labrie St. Emilion Bordeaux Wine

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Chateau Croix de Labrie St. Emilion, 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

Chateau Croix de Labrie is a contender for one of the smallest, Grand Cru St. Emilion estates. Owned by Michel and Ghislaine Puzio-Lesage, the tiny, 2.3 hectare, Bordeaux vineyard of Chateau Croix de Labrie is planted with almost 100% Merlot. The vines are old, averaging about 40 years of age. The vineyard is planted to a vine density of 4,500 vines per hectare. Yields are purposely kept low. They are often 30 hectoliters or less per hectare. The wine of Chateau Croix de Labrie is vinified in stainless steel vats. Malolactic fermentation takes place in 100% new, French oak barrels. The wine is aged in 100% new, French oak for an average of 16 to 22 months.

Chateau Croix de Labrie is one of the last remaining examples of a Garage Wine, a trend popular in the later 1990′s. The production of Croix de Labrie was small enough to be aged in the owners living room or garage. Jean Luc Thunevin consults the Bordeaux wine making at the estate. Aside from his winery, Michel Puzo also owns a popular wine store in St. Emilion, La Cave de l’Ermitage.

Only 200 cases are produced of Chateau Croix de Labrie per vintage. There is a second wine, Petit Labrie. The fact that there is a second wine, with a production of only 200 cases for the Grand Vin should give you an idea on the type of quality they are striving to produce with Chateau Croix de Labrie.

Chateau Croix de Labrie is a hard to find St. Emilion wine that can be called, Bordeaux sex in a bottle. The low acid, rich, opulent wine is lush, plush and decadent. With its open style, it drinks well young. It is not a wine to age more than 12-18 years. But it gives so much pleasure the moment it’s bottled, who cares how long it will age.

Wine Tasting Notes

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  1. 2012 Château Croix de Labrie

    1. Produced from small parcel of 100% old vine Merlot, the wine pops with rich scents of chocolate covered cherries, licorice and coffee. This medium bodied wine is forward, round, soft and sweet. 91-93 Pts

      93 points - Tasted
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  2. 2011 Château Croix de Labrie

    1. Croix de Labrie is produced from 100% old vine Merlot. Deep purple in color with fresh blackberry, chocolate, coffee and plum aromas, the wine is supple in texture with lush, sweet, black cherries. 92-93 Pts

      92 points - Tasted
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  3. 2010 Château Croix de Labrie

    1. 2010 Croix de Labrie is produced from 100% old vine Merlot. Licorice, spice, crushed stone and ripe dark berries pair with ripe tannins, a lush, sexy, opulent mouth feel and rich, plummy textures. This is a truly sensuous, hedonistic wine made for pleasure seekers. Not much is made, which is too bad as wines like this deserve more attention. 94-95 Pts

      94 points - Tasted
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  4. 2006 Château Croix de Labrie

    1. This vintage produced a more structured style for the Chateau. Tannins are abundant and the profile is a little beefier than usual. Although ample ripeness, color and roundness can be found, this will not deliver the up-front, hedonistic style they are known for.

      90 points - Tasted
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  5. 2005 Château Croix de Labrie

    1. This pops from the glass with licorice, blackberry and oak notes. In the mouth, the wine is lush and feels ripe. The tannins are elegant and supple. If you are seeking an upfront sex pot of an 05 St. Emilion look no further, this is it. I would drink it in the first 15 years of life

      93 points - Tasted
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  6. 2001 Château Croix de Labrie

    1. Fleshy, flashy and layered with chocolate covered plums, vanilla, truffle and licorice, this sensuous St. Emilion is fully mature. It's not a wine to make old bones. It's drinking great today. Pop it and enjoy...

      92 points - Tasted
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  7. 2000 Château Croix de Labrie

    1. This is a sexy little wine made for hedonists. Rich, velvety, plush waves of dark chocolate covered plums, licorice and minerals fill your palate. This 100% Merlot is drinking perfectly today. Owners should drink this wine young to capture its fruit and vitality.

      94 points - Tasted
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    2. With its coffee, fennel, black fruit nose is a treat. The fruit is silk and velvet. Already showing well, this sexed up wine is a lot of fun to drink

      94 points - Tasted
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  8. 1998 Château Croix de Labrie

    1. This very lush, voluptuous expression of St. Emilion is a wine for hedonists. Filled with ripe blackberry, floral, mocha and chocolate notes, the wine delivers a beautiful silky finish. The wine might improve a little bit over the next few years, but owners should opt for drinking it sooner than later.

      92 points - Tasted
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