Van de hand van Denis Durantou, één van de meest getalenteerde wijnmakers op de (steeds duurder wordende) rechter oevers van de Gironde. Hij maakt ook Château Eglise-Clinet, een van de beste en meest gewilde Pomerols. Château Les Cruzelles is een van zijn favoriete wijnen uit het aangrenzende Lalande de Pomerol die zich kan meten met de dikwijls veel duurdere buren in Pomerol. Zeer goede prijs/kwaliteit hier.

Enkele jubelende wijncritici:

94/100 Jeb Dunnuck, April 2022: "Ripe black cherries, blueberries, iron, spring flowers, and a touch of chocolaty minerality emerge from the 2019 Château Les Cruzelles, another incredible success from Denis Durantou. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and concentrated, you should buy a case and drink bottles any time over the coming 10-15 years."

93/100 Jane Anson, January 2022: "Lots of smoked grilled herb and black fruit notes here, this has the same reduction as La Chenade, but it's gorgeous, with an espresso edge and a ton of liquorice bud. Lots of fresh acidities, carefully placed, tiptoeing through the palate. The 2018 is a more exuberant Les Cruzelles, but this is a serious wine, with real character and life ahead. 40% new oak."

93+/100 William Kelley, RobertParker.com, April 2022: "The 2019 Les Cruzelles is another terrific success for an estate that's the reference point for what's possible in the Lalande-de-Pomerol appellation. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of sweet red berries, raw cocoa, orange rind, rose petals and loamy soil, it's medium to full-bodied, lively and concentrated, with beautifully refined tannins and a more tightly wound, structured profile than its sibling in the Durantou portfolio, La Chenade. Drink Date 2025 - 2045".