Château La Croix Saint Georges 2023 — Professional Reviews & Ratings
Region: Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
Vintage: 2023
Grape composition: 100% Merlot (reported by several reviewers)
Overall professional consensus: A strong, polished Pomerol with ripe dark fruit, a plush texture, and good near-to-medium-term aging potential. Scores cluster mostly in the 90–94 point range.
| Reviewer |
Score |
Notes |
| James Suckling |
93–94 / 100 (also listed as 94 by some retailers) |
Praises plum, chocolate, hazelnut, medium-full body, chewy tannins, and a long polished finish. |
| Robert Parker Wine Advocate / William Kelley |
93–95 / 100 (also reported as 94) |
Described as accessible early, with dark berries, mulberry, flowers, depth, powdery tannins, and an elegant finish. |
| Vinous (Antonio Galloni) |
89–91 / 100 (one listing gives 90) |
Notes a bold, generous style with dark fruit, spice, menthol, licorice, and chocolate; a lush Pomerol expression. |
| Jeb Dunnuck |
89–91 / 100 |
Finds it medium-full bodied with plum, darker cherry, chocolate, savory herbs, ripe tannins, and a long finish; suggests drinking roughly 2026–2036. |
| The Wine Independent (Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW) |
88–90 / 100 |
Highlights blackberry, wild strawberry, herbs, forest floor, graphite, and rounded tannins. |
| Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider |
92–94 / 100 |
Notes floral, chocolate, cherry, licorice, mint, silky texture, purity, and a lingering finish. |
Style summary
- Aromas: dark plum, blackberry, black cherry, chocolate, truffle, hazelnut, graphite, spice.
- Palate: medium to full-bodied, Merlot-driven, plush and polished with ripe tannins.
- Character: modern, generous Pomerol rather than a strict, austere style.
- Drinking window: generally suggested around 2026–2038, with some reviewers allowing longer aging.
Bottom line
The 2023 Château La Croix Saint Georges is a very good Pomerol that appears to have improved its reputation among critics. The strongest scores emphasize its purity of fruit, silky texture, and balance, while the lower scores reflect a preference for more classical restraint and structure. It looks particularly attractive for drinkers who enjoy rich, polished Merlot-based Bordeaux rather than very tannic, long-aging styles.
Consensus rating: ~92–93 points from professional reviews.
93-94pts James Suckling
The plum, chocolate and hazelnut character delivers here. Medium to full body, chewy tannins and a long, polished finish. Crunchy.
89-91pts Jeb Dunnuck
All Merlot, the 2023 Château La Croix Saint Georges offers up a medium-bodied, nicely concentrated, balanced profile revealing both plum and darker cherry fruits, some classic Merlot chocolate and savory herb nuances, ripe tannins, and outstanding length. It's a satisfying, thoroughly enjoyable, if not outstanding, Pomerol that will drink well with just short-term cellaring.
89-91pts Vinous
The 2023 La Croix St. Georges is a bold, generous Pomerol. The riper side of the year comes through in the wine's juicy, dark-toned fruit character. Hints of spice, menthol, licorice and chocolate add complexity, but this is a decidedly lush, overt style. - Antonio Galloni
88-90pts The Wine Independent
La Croix de St-Georges 2023 is 100% Merlot and has a deep garnet-purple color. Notes of ripe plums, juicy blackberries, and dried herbs lead to hints of dusty soil, bay leaves, and tapenade. The medium to full-bodied palate has rounded tannins and a lively line defining the black fruit layers, finishing earthy. This is classic!
