Château Croizet Bages 5ème Grand Cru Classé 2012
13%
0.75L
Intensity
This cru classé from Pauillac has considerably developed over the last 15 years and is now very refined and supple, yet still very affordable.
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Lot presentation
Château Croizet Bages 5ème Grand Cru Classé 2012
The wine
Twenty year-old vines and traditional vinification produce fruity, round and easy-to-drink wines. The bouquet has blackberry and raspberry aromas with a graphite note.
About the Producer Château Croizet Bages
Château Croizet-Bages, like many other Pauillac wines, is located on the famous Bages plateau. In 1853, two years before the renowned 1855 classification, Château Croizet-Bages became the property of the Calvé family, leading to a slight change in the name, to Château Calvé Croizet-Bages, which the property kept until 1934. After that, Paul Quié acquired the château, which has since remained in the same family. The vineyard went through a long restructuring phase that lasted about 20 years. Up until the harvest in 1986, there was just one old concrete vat. Since then a new winery has been built in order to improve the quality of the vinification process. Paul Quié's descendants also own Château Rauzan-Gassies, a second growth in Margaux, and Château Bel-Orme-Tronquoy-de-Lalande.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 1 bottle
Level: 1 NormalObservation: 1 Marginally marked labelOrigin: private individual
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: no
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 13 %
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Pauillac
Classification: Cinquième Grand Cru Classé
Owner: Jean-Michel Quié
Vintage: 2012
Colour: red
Peak drinking window: collectable bottle
Service temperature: 16°
Intensity: classic
Leading aroma: black fruit
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine