Croizet-Bages has no château building at all. The vineyard sits on the Bages plateau just south of Pauillac village, beside far more famous neighbours in Lynch-Bages and Grand-Puy-Lacoste, and the wine has been made in borrowed cellars for most of its modern life. It was classified a fifth growth in 1855 and has stayed there ever since.
This is the honest end of classified Pauillac: Cabernet Sauvignon on deep gravel, with no ambition to be anything other than claret. In 1964, a year that punished anyone who picked after the October rain, the wine was never built for the long haul. What remains after sixty-two years is a survivor rather than a showpiece.
The appeal of a bottle like this is the date on it and the fact that it still exists. It is priced accordingly: a real classified-growth Pauillac from a specific autumn, not a trophy.
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Producer: Château Croizet-Bages
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Vintage: 1964
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Appellation: Pauillac AOC
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Format: 75cl
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Region: Bordeaux, France
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Style: Red
Where it is likely to be now. A modest vintage from a modest classified growth, so this is now a fragile old wine, best opened for the occasion rather than kept waiting for another decade.
Who it suits. The most affordable way to put a genuine 1855-classified Pauillac in front of someone celebrating 62 years in 2026.
Condition. The merchant's note reads good, with no faults recorded; we confirm the fill and capsule ourselves before charging.
Provenance. Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.
Delivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.
Sold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.
