Château Croizet-Bages 2016

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2016 Croizet Bages has a clean and well-defined bouquet with tobacco-tinged black fruit, conservative but nicely focused. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm and grainy tannin. It displays some elegance towards the finish, something that I do not always find in this Pauillac growth and it may well mature into a fine, probably earlier-drinking 2016 compared to its peers. But there is a sense of style in situ.

James Suckling

Lots of blackcurrant and hot-stone character on the nose. Full and tannic with a chewy finish. Shows structure. Very well done.

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

Jeannie Cho Lee

VertdeVin

The nose is elegant, fruity and offers a fine power and a fine intensity. It reveals notes of fleshy / crunchy wild strawberries, fleshy / crunchy raspberries and a touch of blackberry combined with touches of cassis, fresh cornflowers and very discreet hints of gray pepper (in the background). The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers a good definition, a fine juiciness, straightness as well as a fine acidulous frame. On the palate this wine expresses juicy / acidulous red berries, juicy / acidulous raspberry and small notes of blackberry combined with a hint of cherry, slight hints of liquorice stick as well as a very discreet hint of cardamom and vanilla. Good persistence with hints of almond and coffee.

Falstaff

Wine Enthusiast

Under the same ownership as Rauzan-Gassies in Margaux, this estate is slowly revealing the potential of its terroir. The wine shows more structure than in some vintages although it is still soft and therefore likely to develop quickly. Drink from 2024.