2020 Chateau Gazin - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 94 pts – GH: *Supple and juicy, but still quite tight in terms of texture. A little reserved perhaps, the coiled and muscular mid-palate stops some of the push from the fruit which is really well defined with a crystalline aspect to it. Real purity and freshness, tannins have an appealing grip with a salty, cola, liquorice, dark chocolate and coffee powder edge to them. Lots of nuance and complexity.* - 01/2023

Falstaff Magazin – (93-95) pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Feine schwarze Waldbeerfrucht, ein Hauch von Lakritze und Brombeeren, Nougattouch, feine Edelholzwürze. Saftig, reife Herzkirschen, rotbeerige Nuancen klingen an, seidige, reife Tannine, frisch strukturiert, gute Länge, schwarze Kirschen im Nachhall, gutes Entwicklungspotenzial.* - 05/2021

Vinum Magazin – 18,5/20pts: *Grosses aromatisches Potenzial, Saft, Rasse, Spannkraft und Länge, gestützt durch erstklassiges Tannin; gehört zu den grossen Weinen des Jahres.*

WeinWisser – 19/20pts – GL, TW: *Delikates Bouquet, schwarzbeerige Konturen, Sommertrüffel, dunkles Graphit und Holundergelee. Am geradlinigen Gaumen mit weicher Textur, körniger Extraktfülle und stützender Terroirwürze, kompakter Körper. Im gebündelten Finale Wildkirsche, Wacholder und Lakritze. Ein ganz großer Gazin, der Geduld verlangt und mich an den 2009er erinnert!* – 03/2023

JamesSuckling.com - 96-97pts - JS: *This is really fantastic with so much intensity and focus. Firm, linear tannins frame the wine beautifully. Polished and fine. It’s full-bodied, yet tight and posed. Complex flavors of blackberry, black olive, mushroom and bark. Persistent finish. Best of the trilogy?* - 05/2021

Vinous.com – 95 pts – AG: *The 2020 Gazin is a wine of total precision and class. Vibrant, with tremendous nuance, the 2020 is so impressive. Dark red cherry, iron, tobacco, white pepper and crushed flowers abound. The 2020 is a standout Gazin.* - 12/2022

Vinous.com – 94 pts – NM: *The 2020 Gazin has a very alluring bouquet with pure blackberry, bilberry and pressed flower scents, nicely focused with beautifully integrated new oak. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, ripe and tensile, gentle grip with quite a complex, lightly spiced and persistent finish. This is a wonderful Pomerol that has the substance to repay long-term cellaring.* - 12/2022

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 95 pts – JL: *Violets and roses are in full bloom here before getting to all of its beautiful, ripe, lush, silky, vibrant cherries, red plums, cocoa and truffle. Medium-bodied, elegant, silky and vibrant, there is good energy, length and refinement in the mid-palate that carries all the way through to the finish. Drink from 2025-2047.* - 03/2023