The Château de Cruzeau of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux

Château de Cruzeau
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the André Lurton.
It is ranked in the top 114 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château de Cruzeau is one of the best wineries to follow in Pessac-Léognan.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Cruzeau wines

Looking for the best Château de Cruzeau wines in Pessac-Léognan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Cruzeau wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château de Cruzeau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château de Cruzeau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Cruzeau

How Château de Cruzeau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, lamb mice confit and melting carrots or rabbit with marengo sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Cruzeau

On the nose the red wine of Château de Cruzeau. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of clove, cassis or toasty. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Cruzeau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Cruzeau

  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1983With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de Cruzeau.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.

In the mouth of Pessac-Léognan is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 145 estates and châteaux in the of Pessac-Léognan, producing 382 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pessac-Léognan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château de Cruzeau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Cruzeau

How Château de Cruzeau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, spinach and goat cheese quiche or clafoutis with bush and courgettes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Cruzeau

On the nose the white wine of Château de Cruzeau. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or grass and sometimes also flavors of honey, gooseberry or mango. In the mouth the white wine of Château de Cruzeau. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Cruzeau

  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Cruzeau.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château de Cruzeau and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The word of the wine: Female

Characterizes wines whose pleasantness results from elegance and finesse rather than power.

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