Bordeaux Futures Primeurs Tasting Notes

La Croix
Bordeaux 2023 Left bank

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WineYear AOC
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC)
AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.
Class.
Classification (Class.)
Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications:
1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths.
1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés.
CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top.
CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).
Size
Size in hectares (Size)
This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.
WA
William Kelley, Wine Advocate (WA)
English wine critic, living in France and California, publishing on erobertparker.com, starting with the Bordeaux 2021 vintage. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Since the 2022 vintage Kelley is joined by Yohan Castaign. Yohan is from Bordeaux. The vintages 2017-2020 were rated by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. An asterisk (*) means that it is the best wine from the château that Robert Parker ever tasted as a barrel sample. Not all wines are (already) rated.
NM
Neal Martin (NM)
English wine critic, formerly contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com, and since the 2017 vintage to Vinous. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JR
Jancis Robinson (JR)
English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com, wines are also often rated by team members like Julia Harding MW and James Lawther MW. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.
TA
Tim Atkin (TA)
English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
B&D
Michel Bettane & Thierry Desseauve (B&D)
French wine critics publishing in TAST. They rate the wines on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JS
James Suckling (JS)
American wine critic James Suckling published in the American magazine Wine Spectator up to and including the Bordeaux 2009 vintage. From Bordeaux 2010 vintage he publishes on his own new website JamesSuckling.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JL
Jeff Leve (JL)
American wine critic publishing on his website TheWineCellarInsider.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
De
Jane Anson, Decanter (De)
English wine magazine. Wines were given 1 to 5 stars, from the 2007 to 2014 vintage the 10 - 20 scale was presented, and since 2015 Jane Anson is using the 100 points scale. Before 2015 the wines were tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.
RVF
La Revue du Vin de France (RVF)
French wine magazine. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. The wines are tasted by Olivier Poels, Hélène Durand and Philippe Maurange. Instead of a single number, always a range is given with a 1 point span. Presented here is the mean. E.g. 16,5-17,5 becomes 17. In the exceptional case where the span is just 0,5 point, the average ending in .25 or .75 is presented. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JA
Jane Anson (JA)
English wine journalist formerly writing for Decanter Magazine and now publishing on her website Inside Bordeaux. She rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Ratings from 2013 and earlier were published on her previous website New Bordeaux. Not all wines are (already) rated.
LeP
Le Point (LeP)
French magazine. The leading taster is Jacques Dupont. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Ratings indicated as "ranging from .0 to .5" are presented as .25; ratings indicated as "ranging from .5 to .0" are presented as .75 (e.g. 17-17,5 becomes 17.25 and 17,5-18 becomes 17.75). Not all wines are (already) rated.
PW
Perswijn (PW)
Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.
RG
René Gabriel (RG)
Swiss wine critic publishing in WeinWisser. He rates the wines on a scale from 10 to 20 (except for Yquem 1937, this wine received 21 points). Not all wines are (already) rated.
CK
Chris Kissack (CK)
English wine critic, publishing on Winedoctor. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Price
Consumer price in euro (Price)
The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.
+/–
Price change percentage (+/–)
This column compares the initial consumer price of the displayed year with the consumer price of the preceding year. If both consumer prices are known, a percentage is shown for the price increase (+) or price drop (–).
la Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou (buy)2023St-Julien2nd wine55···92······93····€ 43–17%
Croix de Labrie (buy)2023St-Emilion GC·2·91-93·93···94-96··94····€ 97–16%
la Croix2023Pomerol·10··········90······
la Croix-de-Gay2023Pomerol·12···89······88····€ 34–13%
la Croix Saint-Georges2023Pomerol·4···92·············
la Croix du Casse2023Pomerol·9···91···90-92·······€ 27–10%
la Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou (buy)2022St-Julien2nd wine5590-92·16++92···93-95··93···91-93€ 52·
Croix de Labrie (buy)2022St-Emilion GC·2··16.591···95-9795·94·17·92-94€ 115+12%
la Croix2022Pomerol·10··········88······
la Croix-de-Gay2022Pomerol·1287-89·17····90-92··92·16½·89-91€ 39+11%
la Croix Saint-Georges2022Pomerol·492-94······93-95··91······
la Croix du Casse2022Pomerol·9·······91-93··89····€ 30·
la Croix Ducru Beaucaillou2021St-Julien2nd wine5590-92·16.5····90-92··92···89-91€ 47+7%
Croix de Labrie2021St-Emilion GC·290-92······93-95··93···91-93€ 1030%
la Croix2021Pomerol·10·················
la Croix-de-Gay2021Pomerol·12·······88-90··87···85-87€ 35–5%
la Croix Saint-Georges2021Pomerol·491-93······90-92··85····€ 44–2%
la Croix du Casse2021Pomerol·9·················
la Croix Ducru Beaucaillou2020St-Julien2nd wine5589-91··90····95·····93-95€ 44+10%
Croix de Labrie2020St-Emilion GC·2.393-9591-93·90···95-9793······€ 103+7%
la Croix2020Pomerol·10·················
la Croix-de-Gay2020Pomerol·1288-9086-8816.5····89-919291-92····90-92€ 37+6%
la Croix Saint-Georges2020Pomerol·4·······93-9592······€ 450%
la Croix du Casse2020Pomerol·9·89-91·····91-938991-93·····€ 28+12%
la Croix Ducru Beaucaillou2019St-Julien2nd wine5590-9294-96·····92-9494···4··€ 40–18%
Croix de Labrie2019St-Emilion GC·2.393-95+92-94·····95-9793······€ 960%
la Croix2019Pomerol·10·················
la Croix-de-Gay2019Pomerol·1288-9086-88·····92-9493······€ 35–13%
la Croix Saint-Georges2019Pomerol·4·······93-95·······€ 45–21%
la Croix du Casse2019Pomerol·9·87-89······90······€ 25–11%
la Croix Ducru Beaucaillou2018St-Julien2nd wine5591-93·16+87···92-9493···4·95-97€ 49+11%
Croix de Labrie2018St-Emilion GC·2.392-94·1789···94-9693······€ 96+33%
la Croix2018Pomerol·10·················
la Croix-de-Gay2018Pomerol·1291-93·1686····90···4·93-95€ 40+21%
la Croix Saint-Georges2018Pomerol·4·······91-9389······€ 57+16%
la Croix du Casse2018Pomerol·9·······89-91·······€ 28+8%
la Croix Ducru Beaucaillou2017St-Julien2nd wine5589-9190-9216.5···92-9391-9391·····92-94€ 44–12%
Croix de Labrie2017St-Emilion GC·2.390-9290-9217···93-9492-9488······€ 72–8%
la Croix2017Pomerol·10·················
la Croix-de-Gay2017Pomerol·1288-9086-8816·16.75·89-90·87·····92-94€ 33–18%
la Croix Saint-Georges2017Pomerol·4·88-9015.5·16··89-91·······€ 49–21%
la Croix du Casse2017Pomerol·989-9185-87······86······€ 26–7%
la Croix Ducru Beaucaillou2016St-Julien2nd wine55·92-941794··94-9591-939217··4··€ 50·
Croix de Labrie2016St-Emilion GC·2.3·90-92····94-9593-9588······€ 78+8%
la Croix2016Pomerol·10·················
la Croix-de-Gay2016Pomerol·12·91-931793···86-8890···3½··€ 40+18%
la Croix Saint-Georges2016Pomerol·4·90-9215.5+···92-9391-9387······€ 62+27%
la Croix du Casse2016Pomerol·9·86-88·91···89-91·······€ 28+8%
la Croix de Beaucaillou2015St-Julien2nd wine55·91-931794··93-94·91···3½17·€ 44+26%
Croix de Labrie2015St-Emilion GC·2.3·91-93····95-9688-8885····17·€ 72·
la Croix2015Pomerol·10·············19···
la Croix-de-Gay2015Pomerol·12·90-92·91··92-9387-8991···4··€ 34+21%
la Croix Saint-Georges2015Pomerol·4·92-9416.5····92-94·····18·€ 49–21%
la Croix du Casse2015Pomerol·9··16.591··93-9488-9088····17·€ 26·
la Croix de Beaucaillou2014St-Julien2nd wine55·90-9217-92···90-9217······€ 35+17%
Croix de Labrie2014St-Emilion GC·2.3·89-91·····91-9315.5···3····
la Croix2014Pomerol·10·················
la Croix-de-Gay2014Pomerol·12·88-9016+93···87-8816.5···3½··€ 28+4%
la Croix Saint-Georges2014Pomerol·4·90-921687···89-90·······€ 62+59%
la Croix du Casse2014Pomerol·9·85-87······16-········
la Croix de Beaucaillou2013St-Julien2nd wine55·88-9017+9216.5··87-8917·85-86····€ 30–6%
Croix de Labrie2013St-Emilion GC·2.3·89-91·····88-9016·87-88······
la Croix2013Pomerol·10····15.5············
la Croix-de-Gay2013Pomerol·12·84-8615·15··85-8816·90-92·3½··€ 27–4%
la Croix Saint-Georges2013Pomerol·4·86-88··16.5··88-90··85····€ 39–5%
la Croix du Casse2013Pomerol·9·84-86······15········
la Croix de Beaucaillou2012St-Julien2nd wine5587-8989-911792···88-901715.25··4··€ 32–9%
Croix de Labrie2012St-Emilion GC·2.393-95······90-9215.5···3½··€ 44–4%
la Croix2012Pomerol·10·86-88···············
la Croix-de-Gay2012Pomerol·1288-9090-9216·····1715.5··4··€ 280%
la Croix Saint-Georges2012Pomerol·491-93··90···90-92·······€ 410%
la Croix du Casse2012Pomerol·9·······84-8715.5······€ 23+5%
la Croix de Beaucaillou2011St-Julien2nd wine5590-9290-9216.5+93···90-9116.515.25··3½16·€ 35–27%
Croix de Labrie2011St-Emilion GC·2.392-94······92-9315.5···3½18·€ 46–32%
la Croix2011Pomerol·10·86-88···········18···
la Croix-de-Gay2011Pomerol·1289-9189-911687····16·88-89·417·€ 28–10%
la Croix Saint-Georges2011Pomerol·490-9388-90·····88-90·····17·€ 41–11%
la Croix du Casse2011Pomerol·985-8787-88······15····17·€ 22–15%
la Croix de Beaucaillou2010St-Julien2nd wine5590-9291-9317···92-93·17·94+·416·€ 48+30%
Croix de Labrie2010St-Emilion GC·2.394-96·15.5·········3½19·€ 68+21%
la Croix2010Pomerol·10·89-91···········18···
la Croix-de-Gay2010Pomerol·1289-9189-91+17-···90-91·16···3½18·€ 31+11%
la Croix Saint-Georges2010Pomerol·490-9391-93···········17·€ 460%
la Croix du Casse2010Pomerol·9·89-91······16····17·€ 260%
la Croix de Beaucaillou2009St-Julien2nd wine5591·16.5·18·89-92·17·91-92····€ 37+54%
Croix de Labrie2009St-Emilion GC·2.395············18·€ 56·
la Croix2009Pomerol·10··16·14·····93-94··19···
la Croix-de-Gay2009Pomerol·1290·16.5·17.5·89-92·16.5·93··17·€ 28+33%
la Croix Saint-Georges2009Pomerol·493·····90-93···93-94··17·€ 46+21%
la Croix du Casse2009Pomerol·990···14.5·90-93·15.5····17·€ 26+30%
la Croix de Beaucaillou2008St-Julien2nd wine5590·16·····16+···4··€ 24–8%
Croix de Labrie2008St-Emilion GC·2.394············18···
la Croix2008Pomerol·10··15.5·15.5·······3+17···
la Croix-de-Gay2008Pomerol·1288···17.5···16···417·€ 210%
la Croix Saint-Georges2008Pomerol·491·16.5··········19·€ 38–5%
la Croix du Casse2008Pomerol·9····14.5···15.5····15·€ 20·
la Croix de Beaucaillou2007St-Julien2nd wine55··16.5·16···16.5···416·€ 26·
Croix de Labrie2007St-Emilion GC·2.393·16.5+··········17·€ 40–9%
la Croix2007Pomerol·10··16·········3+18···
la Croix-de-Gay2007Pomerol·1285-87·15······13.5··416·€ 21–5%
la Croix Saint-Georges2007Pomerol·488············17·€ 40·
la Croix de Beaucaillou2006St-Julien2nd wine5587·17-···85-88·3···317···
Croix de Labrie2006St-Emilion GC·2.394···15.5········17·€ 44–39%
la Croix2006Pomerol·10·············18···
la Croix-de-Gay2006Pomerol·1288·16.5·15···316··4··€ 22–21%
la Croix Saint-Georges2006Pomerol·491············17···
la Croix de Beaucaillou2005St-Julien2nd wine5591·17·17·89-91·3······€ 26+73%
Croix de Labrie2005St-Emilion GC·2.394·····89-91········€ 72+132%
la Croix2005Pomerol·10··16···89-91·3··16···€ 28·
la Croix-de-Gay2005Pomerol·1288-90·16+·15.5·85-88·44·15···€ 28+27%
la Croix Saint-Georges2005Pomerol·495··············€ 36+20%
la Croix de Beaucaillou2004St-Julien2nd wine55··16·····37·····€ 15·
Croix de Labrie2004St-Emilion GC·2.389·14·14·80-84·3······€ 31·
la Croix-de-Gay2004Pomerol·1287·14·15·85-88·37.5·····€ 22·
la Croix Saint-Georges2004Pomerol·488+·15.5············€ 30·

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