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Château de Cruzeau White
Hand picking, whole grape pressing, and fermentation and ageing in oak barrels with bâtonnage (lees stirring) are but a few of the quality-oriented winemaking practices enabling us to make the most of superb grapes. Featuring fruity and floral overtones, this wine consistently leaves the impression of a vivacious, distinguished wine.
Wine style
Tender and Aromatic
Grape blend
100% Sauvignon blanc
Weather
2020 was marked by very mild temperatures and contrasting precipitation: heavy spring rainfall was followed by an intense summer drought. The fairly mild winter led to early bud break. The summer heat gave way to cool nights in late August, ideal for ripening grapes.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Clear, brilliant colour, with a nice pale yellow hue and some silver highlights.
Nose
The nose is expressive, fresh, very aromatic, marked by notes of white fruit (peach, nectarine, pear); all slightly lemony and associated with a very discreet woodiness.
Mouth
The attack is supple. On the palate, it is a wine with a nice structure, a good balance, freshness and fatness. Notes of white fruit, but also of citrus (lemon) dominate the palate. The oak is well integrated. Good length. This Château de Cruzeau 2020 is an elegant wine. It will be a pleasure to drink as an aperitif, with a ballotine of salmon, a blanquette of veal or a Comté cheese.
Ratings and reviews
Bright yellow colour with green hue. Elegant nose with fragrant fruit, starfruit, apricots and cloudberries, peonies and hints of Buxus in the background, subtle oak. On the palate well balanced with juicy fruit, aromatic herbs, hints of Buxus, subtle oak with a whiff of vanilla. Well structured with convincing length.
Sweaty notes with white flowers and grapefruit on the nose. Nice refreshing acidity and a clean textural note. Quite detailed and a very clean, pure lime-drenched finish, rather good! (Alistair Cooper)
This has long been one of my 'insider picks' for the whites of Bordeaux and it is successful again this year, although a little more concentrated than in some years, with bitter almond hints on the finish. Majors on sculpted fruits and gentle citrus flavours. Drinking Window 2021 - 2028.
The 2020 Château de Cruzeau Blanc has a perfumed nose of yellow plum, nectarine and honeysuckle scents and hints of Swiss roll, all quite irresistible. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity; crisp red apple and orange zest intermingle with pithy pear notes toward the finish. This is a delicious Pessac-Léognan in the making.
Medals
Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2022
Consumption period
2022 - 2026
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Fish and Shellfish
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Ground
Surface
27.00 ha
Soil
Ridges with deep gravel with zones of clay-limestone.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand
Others
Graft stock
101.14 - Riparia gloire - 3309
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact.
Plant density
6,500 to 8,500 vines per hectare
Wine average age
18 years
Grape variety
Sauvignon blanc
Pruning type
Double guyot
Fermentation
on sediments in oak barrels
Fermentation temperature
18 to 23°C
Malolactic
No
Wine maturing
For 10 months in oak barrels (35% new) on full lees with bâtonnage
Maturing potential
Subject to vintage, between 2 to 15 years.
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