"Alias Croizet Bages has made progress toward more consistent quality, and this wine highlights that progress. I have tasted it a few times recently, and although it is lighter than some of the other second wines of Pauillac, it offers good firm, bright blackberry fruit. No need to wait too long to open it." (Decanter 2018)
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Nose
Beautiful bouquet of black fruits and raspberry
Mouth
Supple, elegant, slightly tannic but with fruit
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2019
Drink before
2029
Production
Approximately 36,000 bottles
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with lamb, game, or a selection of cheeses.
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
This classified growth is located on beautiful gravel terraces between Grand Puy Lacoste and Lynch-Bages. Jean Philippe Quié and his sister Anne-Françoise want to give it every chance to succeed, and there has been real progress since 2015, even if the 2016 vintage does not quite live up to the promise shown during barrel tasting before bottling. A new vat room should help to consolidate this progress.
Decanter
Wine rated (2018 guide) 88/100
About wine:
Alias Croizet Bages has made progress toward more consistent quality, and this wine highlights that progress. I have tasted it several times recently, and although it is lighter than some of the other second wines of Pauillac, it offers good firm, bright blackberry fruit. No need to wait too long to open it.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Located on the Bages plateau south of Pauillac, this cru, established by brothers Louis and Henri Croizet in the 18th century from small plots, has a 26-hectare vineyard planted on gravel. Owned by the Quié family (Rauzan-Gassies in Margaux) since 1942, it is now run by Jean-Michel Quié and his children Anne-Françoise and Jean-Philippe.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2020 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2020 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
Like Rauzan-Gassies in Margaux, this wine belongs to the Quié family. It doesn't have the resources of the appellation's big names, but can nevertheless be tender and delicious in good vintages. It is therefore a good deal for wine lovers, thanks to its very reasonable prices.
James Suckling
Wine rated (2018 guide) 89/100
Rated estate (2020 guide) Recommended
About wine:
It has riper fruit, red plums, iodine, and red berries on the nose, leading to a refined yet firm palate offering good balance and medium body.
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