Buying options

Tasting notes

Tasting notes
Score 94/100 · James Suckling, Jan 2019

A tight and focused red with blackberries, dark chocolate and currants. Full-bodied, round yet juicy. Lovely richness and brightness. Drink or hold.

Critic scores

Critic scores
94
94/100

Average Score

95
94-95/100

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

15
15/20

Jancis Robinson MW

More reviews and scores

93 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 93/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2016

15 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 15/20 · Drink 2016-2021, Jancis Robinson MW, Jan 2014

Bright blackish crimson. Rather sour and savoury. Not enough sweet fruit! Yeast-extract flavours. (JR)

95 points
Robert Parker
Score 95/100 · Drink 2013-2023, Robert Parker, Feb 2013

Always one of the sexiest wines from Bordeaux, and probably best drunk in its first decade of life, this hedonistic fruit-bomb offers up oodles of jammy black cherry and black currant fruit interwoven with some floral notes, subtle oak, lead pencil shavings and a bit of toast. Voluptuous, full-bodied and silky smooth, with no aggressiveness, the tannins seem to melt on the palate, while the finish is long, supple and extravagant. Drink it over the next decade.

About the producer

Croix de Labrie
View Producer

Product details

Grape Blend

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Why F+R?
Store
Store your collection in our bonded warehouse, only paying tax and duty if or when you arrange delivery.
Deliver
We sell wines and spirits to customers and clients in over 60 countries and can organise delivery to almost anywhere on the planet.
Sell
With effortless listing, promotion to our extensive network and valuation advice, there's no easier way to sell wine and spirits in your collection
Get the best F+R delivered in your inbox
Subscribe to our emails
Ⓒ 1994-2026 Fine+Rare Wines Ltd