Château Croizet Bages - Pauillac 2015

Vinifera

3 / 5

the5/31/2016

Nez fruité et épicé. Entrée en bouche charnue. Il offre une belle matière qui manque toutefois un peu de précision dans ses articulations et dont le tanin paraît un peu appuyé.

The Wine Cellar Insider

85-87 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/30/2016

A bouquet of plums, cassis, earth and tobacco with a rusticity in the tannins that is exposed in the end notes.

Wine Advocate

86-88 /

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2016

The 2015 Croizet Bages has a rather withdrawn bouquet with tertiary red berry fruit that needs more vigor and delineation. It feels foursquare compared to its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with better weight and fruit concentration than I expected. The oak is neatly integrated and there is an attractive spicy edge on the finish. This Croizet-Bages finishes much better than it starts - let's hope those aromatics can pull their socks up during élevage.

Bettane & Desseauve

16,5 / 20

the4/28/2016

Souple et profond, longueur harmonieuse. Les progrès se confirment avec un caractère médocain évident, des notes de cèdre et de havane typées Bages, avec une finesse particulière née d’un terroir très bien situé et homogène et plus de précision dans la vinification.

Vinous

87-89 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/27/2016

The 2015 Croizet-Bages is a straightforward, somewhat chunky Pauillac that offers good depth and personality in a fairly accessible style. Attractive red cherry, tobacco, cedar and leather open up nicely in the glass. It would be nice to see a little more mid-palate depth and greater finesse in the tannins, but this is still a solid effort.

Decanter.com

88 / 100

bySteven Spurrierthe4/27/2016

Fine clarity of fruit, but not quite the depth of other fifth growths, along with a touch of greenness that needs to soften.2020/2028

timatkin.com

91 / 100

byTim Atkin MWthe4/20/2016

Jancis Robinson

16 /

byJancis Robinsonthe4/19/2016

Sweet and round and just a little simple on the end. Chewy. But nothing to object to. Drink 2021-2029

Wine Enthusiast

89-91 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/15/2016

Barrel Sample. With its crisp acidity and light tannins, this wine will develop quickly. Black currant and touches of spice make it attractive, with the acidity continuing right through to the end. 90 points