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Château Crabitey 2011

Bordeaux

Red

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3/5 (5 customers)

87/100

Robert Parker

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14,5/20

RVF

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14,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

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14/20

Gault & Millau

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2*Étoiles

Hachette

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87/100

Wine Spectator

"A wine born of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The promise of an intense color are followed by a fine bouquet of breeding and and very ripe red fruit. The fruit takes on candied accents a full, powerful palate that needs a little time to mature. to mature. (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2015)

Features

Estate

Château Crabitey

Cuvée

Grand Vin

Vintage

2011

Designation

Graves

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon

Terroirs

deep Garonne gravel

Viticulture

sustainable agriculture

Harvest

at optimum maturity

Winemaking

cold maceration, vinification in stainless steel tanks, vinification temperature between 25° and 28°C, maceration for twenty days at 28°C.

Breeding

12 months in French oak barrels, 1/3 new oak

Alcohol content

14%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

dark coat

Nose

fine, full-bodied with pure fruit and elegant floral notes

Mouth

Precise fruit, minerality, ample texture and silky tannins, delicious freshness and fine balance characterize this wine. Good length on the palate, a wine of great quality.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

1h before

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2021

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with seafood, fish and white meats.

Château Crabitey

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated (2015 guide) 14.5/20 (Good wine)

Domaine rated (2017 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the wine:

Very exuberant, ripe nose, richly fruity, very eucalyptus and truffled, with floral notes, fleshy, very aromatic palate, with tight tannins and freshness. Good length, good potential.

About the domain :

In 1872, the Franciscan nuns founded the Providences orphanage at Château Crabitey. Vines were the essential resource of this community. In 1985, they called on Jean-Ralph de Butler, an agricultural engineer, who perfected the estate. Today, his son Arnaud amplifies his father's work and remains the sole owner, as the sisters withdrew from Crabitey in 2008. This cru is one of the most carefully tended in the Portets area, and certainly the one that produces the most balanced wines. This is the heart of classic Bordeaux taste.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2015 guide) 2**Stars (Outstanding wine)

Rated domain (2017 guide) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

A wine born of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The promise of an intense color is followed by a fine bouquet of breeding and very ripe red fruit. The fruit takes on candied accents in a full-bodied, powerful palate that needs a little time to mature.

About the domain :

Former orphanage and vineyard created in 1872 by the Franciscan nuns on the Portets plateau. In 1985, the order called on Jean-Ralph de Butler, an agricultural engineer, to modernize the estate, eventually selling it to him in 2008. Arnaud de Butler took over in 1999. The cru comprises 28 hectares of Garonne gravel.

Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Rated 14/20 (Good)

About the wine:

Intense dark berry fruit, tinged with woody notes, leather and tobacco, in a straightforward, firm mouthfeel, with a fresh, long finish and particularly fine tannins. A classic, harmonious and pleasant wine.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (2014 guide) 87/100 (Very good wine)

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

Without being familiar with this property, this well-made 2011 figures prominently in the tasting. Crafted in a fine, fruity style, it presents notes of tobacco, black cherry, plum and soy. It has a dark ruby color, medium body without any hardness, and a fleshy mouthfeel. Although not very complex, this is a notable Graves to consume over the next 7-8 years.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated (2015 guide) 14.5/20 (Good wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2017) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and that, as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

At the head of 28 hectares of vines, a good part of which are planted on one of Portets' finest gravelly hilltops, Arnaud de Butler has made this Graves cru one of the appellation's benchmarks over the last fifteen years. In 2008, he embarked on a vast program to restructure the vineyard, giving priority to Cabernet Sauvignon on the finest croupes of his estate. A wise choice, as demonstrated by the importance of this grape variety in the quality of the latest blends (particularly 2014, which will be available later this year). Over the past 10 years, his wines have become much fuller and more assertive. Gaining in mellowness and fruit expression, they have also made enormous progress in elegance, both in white and red wines. Often corpulent, the reds are never better than in their first three or four years in bottle, and over ten years in the most concentrated vintages.

Wine Spectator

Wine Spectator

Rated 87/100 (Good wine)

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