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Gazin 2015

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot

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Tasting Notes

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Gazin is scented of baked plums, Christmas cake, mincemeat and plum preserves with hints of chocolate box, coffee, tapenade and smoked meats. Medium to full-bodied with mouth-filling baked berries and savory layers, it has firm, chewy tannins and a long finish. 2020 - 2040

93
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (Interim Fe), February 2018

Tasted blind. Bright, dark crimson. Rich and spicy. Very complete and flattering with ripeness and a grace note of freshness. Rather drying finish but very satisfying. Dense but not heavy.
Drink 2024-2040

17.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, February 2019

Mid crimson. Dark fruit and graphite on the nose. Dark and nicely savoury. Elegantly dry in texture. Perhaps less generous than some in terms of fruit weight but beautifully balanced. Impressive length and lots of pleasure to come. (JH) 14.5%
Drink 2025-2038

17.5
Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, November 2017

A straight up smokin’ red from this vintage is the 2015 Château Gazin and it’s a big, powerful, stacked 2015 that’s for those with patience. Made from almost all Merlot (I think it’s 100%), my notes on this beauty start - and end - with “love it.” Cassis, lead pencil shavings, graphite, forest floor, and tons of minerality all soar from the glass of this sensationally rich, concentrated, medium to full-bodied 2015 that has building tannin, a seamless texture, and a blockbuster finish. Forget bottle for 5-7 years and enjoy over the following two to three decades. 2023 - 2053

95+
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, November 2017

Depth of fruit on the nose the palate is fleshy and sweet with ripe black plums. Brighter in the middle a nice balance with the ripe fruit the sweet black plum giving velvety richness and depth at the back. 2025-36

93/95
Derek Smedley MW, DerekSmedleyMW.co.uk, April 2016

I can’t remember tasting a better vintage of Gazin at this age. Exceeding my expectations,
this is a lovely, harmonious, well balanced blend. This carries its 14.5% alcohol with ease,
thanks to the succulent black fruits balanced by acidity and minerality. Drink: 2022-30

96
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2016

Neither too oaky, nor too green, this is a confusing wine because the astringency is pervasive and this must be accountable
to over-extraction and raw tannins. The fruit, or rather what I can sense of the fruit, is aromatic and enjoyable. The
question is, will it shed its tannic, oaky cloak before the fruit gives up the game? I doubt it.

17+
Matthew Jukes, Matthew Jukes' Blog, April 2016
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The 2015 Gazin has a perfumed bouquet with layers of black cherry, raspberry coulis and truffle scents, more welcoming and sensual than the wines a decade ago from barrel when they intermittently felt under-ripe. There is none of that here for sure. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit on the entry. There is excellent structure here, a masculine Gazin with plenty of grip, counterbalanced by abundant tertiary, tobacco-tinged black fruit. There is real salinity towards the finish, completing a superb wine by Nicolas de Bailliencourt and his team. Do not overlook this Pomerol. It is one of the subtler expressions of the 2015 vintage and one that I am sure will develop beautifully in cask. Drink 2020-2050.

94/96
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (224), April 2016

Warm, round and complete. Much sweeter and fleshier than the 2016. Lots of acid and tannin but a massive weight of ripe fruit too. Bravo!
Drink 2025-2043

17+
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, May 2018

Bright crimson. Appetising and savoury on the nose. Much drier than most Pomerols. Racy and mineral.
Drink 2024-2040

17
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2016
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