Chateau Gazin Pomerol 2016

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Type: Red Wine
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Grapes: Merlot , Cabernet Sauvignon , Cabernet Franc
Winemaking: Sustainable
ABV: 14.0%
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Critics Scores

94 - Jane Anson

2017
Classic, almost savoury fruits here, among the most left bank in style of all the Pomerols with cassis and black pepper spice. It's a wine that steals up on you - I tasted it several times and became increasingly impressed by the construction and the measured delivery of excellence. A full 13% of Cabernets here, split between 5% Cabernet Franc and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, the highest proportion of the latter for many years. Drinking Window 2027 - 2045

96 - Neal Martin

2017
The 2016 Gazin is a blend of 87% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Cabernet Franc this year, picked from 22 September with respect to the Merlot and from around 7 or 8 October for the Cabernet Franc. Now this has quite a powerful bouquet for Gazin, more heightened fruit compared to recent vintages with blackberry, briary and pressed flower aromas that are well defined (although my sample demanded two or three minutes to really find its voice). The palate is medium-bodied with a gently grip on the entry. I adore the tannic structure to this Gazin, equidistant between masculine and feminine, a backbone that will ensure this will age over many years. There is abundant, lightly spiced black fruit with a touch of cracked black pepper and clove towards the finish. The 50% new oak will add a little muscle onto the finish, thereupon you will have a really marvelous Gazin that will give three years of drinking pleasure, possibly more. Drink Date 2023 - 2055

95 - James Suckling

2019
This sophisticated Pomerol slowly creeps up on you, then suddenly you’re in the deep end. The complex and delicate, floral and mangosteen aromas are married to a great tannin structure and nothing about this wine is a jot exaggerated. Long, mineral and spice finish with a weightless quality. Drink or hold.
Description

Château Gazin occupies a 26-hectare single block on the high terrace of Pomerol, with a terroir of Günzian gravel over blue and green clay rich in iron oxides. These water-retentive smectite clays help the vines maintain a steady water supply through the growing season, while the gravel contributes drainage and structure. The vineyard averages around 35 years of age and is planted predominantly to Merlot, alongside Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The 2016 growing season was long and favourable, with a dry summer followed by 20mm of rain on 13 September, allowing the fruit to reach excellent maturity while retaining freshness.

The 2016 Château Gazin is composed of 87% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, with the grapes harvested by hand in several passes between 22 September and 17 October. Fermentation was carried out parcel by parcel, with the Merlots picked at different stages according to ripeness. The wine spent 18 months ageing, including malolactic fermentation in new barrels for 45% of the production, while the remainder underwent malolactic fermentation in vats before ageing in one year old barrels. It was bottled in June 2018 without fining with egg whites. At 14% ABV, the wine combines ripe cherry, blackcurrant and plum with violet, mocha, vanilla, cedar and savoury notes. Full and concentrated yet fresh, it has a broad, rounded palate, silky mature tannins and a long, mineral finish. A natural match for roast beef, lamb, duck, game, truffles and mature cheeses, with considerable capacity for further bottle ageing.

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