Cruzelles 2025
Lalande de Pomerol
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£99.00
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Arriving: Mid 2028
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OCC |
| ABV: 13.8% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2030 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2042 |
| Grapes: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc | |
Critic scores
91-93 NM, 92-94 AG, 92-93 JS, 93-95 JD, 92-94 LPB, 92 JA, 92 DC, 92-94 JL, 93-95 DB
Critic reviews
"The 2025 Les Cruzelles was picked on August 29 for the Merlot, and September 8 and 12 for the Cabernet Franc, and was raised in 55% new oak. This is neat and tidy on the nose, brisk blackberry, blueberry and violet scents that gain vigour in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with rounded tannins that seem to make this Lalande-de-Pomerol just "glide". Precise and delivering perfect acidity, this is a beautifully crafted Les Cruzelles that lingers in the mouth, white pepper on the aftertaste."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Les Cruzelles is another stellar wine in this range from sisters Noëmie and Constance Durantou. There's a bit more clay in this section of the vineyard, which comes through in the wine's broad textures and darker fruit profile vis-à-vis La Chenade. Black cherry, lavender, cloves, menthol and licorice add to an impression of somber gravitas. This will need time in the cellar, as the tannins are formidable."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Bright violet and floral, even chamomile, character in Les Cruzelles, with cloves and toasted grilled herbs. 55% new oak. Harvest August 29 to September 12. Needs some time in the glass to totally kick into action but this is luscious. Noémie Durantou winemaker."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Quite a dark, heady fragrance full of purple flowers and herbal touches with creamy blue fruit. Juicy and lively with a really mouthwatering but smooth and silky texture. This just brings a smile to your face - not overly complex but clean and pure, so harmonious in terms of fruit, acidity and tannins with a fine structure giving lots of enjoyment. Refined, elegant with lots to like. Ageing 55% new oak. A go-to for price and pleasure."
Geogina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Lalande de Pomerol; 85% Merlot; 15% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of c. 36 hl/ha; IPT 85; 13.8% alcohol; tasted with Olivier Gautrat at Eglise Clinet). Sumptuous, the Cabernet Franc aromatics seem to race upwards to greet you through the black cherry veil of Merlot. Walnut shell, graphite, a little cedar too accentuating the more floral notes. This is both a more serious wine than La Chenade and one that has more of the cool, composed elegance of the vintage at its best. Voluminous and, again, I'm struck by the upthrust of freshness through the mid-palate conveyed by the Cabernet Franc. Probable the best I've ever tasted from here with a significant aging potential too. "
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Les Cruzelles is another stellar wine in this range from sisters Noëmie and Constance Durantou. There's a bit more clay in this section of the vineyard, which comes through in the wine's broad textures and darker fruit profile vis-à-vis La Chenade. Black cherry, lavender, cloves, menthol and licorice add to an impression of somber gravitas. This will need time in the cellar, as the tannins are formidable."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Bright violet and floral, even chamomile, character in Les Cruzelles, with cloves and toasted grilled herbs. 55% new oak. Harvest August 29 to September 12. Needs some time in the glass to totally kick into action but this is luscious. Noémie Durantou winemaker."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Quite a dark, heady fragrance full of purple flowers and herbal touches with creamy blue fruit. Juicy and lively with a really mouthwatering but smooth and silky texture. This just brings a smile to your face - not overly complex but clean and pure, so harmonious in terms of fruit, acidity and tannins with a fine structure giving lots of enjoyment. Refined, elegant with lots to like. Ageing 55% new oak. A go-to for price and pleasure."
Geogina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Lalande de Pomerol; 85% Merlot; 15% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of c. 36 hl/ha; IPT 85; 13.8% alcohol; tasted with Olivier Gautrat at Eglise Clinet). Sumptuous, the Cabernet Franc aromatics seem to race upwards to greet you through the black cherry veil of Merlot. Walnut shell, graphite, a little cedar too accentuating the more floral notes. This is both a more serious wine than La Chenade and one that has more of the cool, composed elegance of the vintage at its best. Voluminous and, again, I'm struck by the upthrust of freshness through the mid-palate conveyed by the Cabernet Franc. Probable the best I've ever tasted from here with a significant aging potential too. "
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com