2021 Chateau Gazin - 1,5l - Magnum - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 92 pts – GH: *This is lifted, bright and high toned. There's some energy here with tannins that are fine but have bite and tang and support the expression and coat the mouth in grippy saltiness. A good effort this year, not trying too hard. Mouthwatering but cool and crisp with a lovely weight and frame and flavours of blueberry, liquorice, flint and dried herbs.* - 12/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 90 pts – PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach Edelholz, dunkle Beerenfrucht, ein Hauch von Gewürzen, etwas Nougat. Mittlerer Körper, rotbeerig, schlanke Textur, frisch strukturiert, mineralisch, zart salzig im Nachhall.* - 05/2022

WeinWisser – 17,5+/20pts – GL, TW: *Verhaltener Beginn, zarte rotbeerige Konturen, viel Würze dahinter, schwarzer Pfeffer, eingelegte Nelken und dunkles Graphit. Am konzentrierten Gaumen seidige Textur, engmaschiges Tanninkorsett, fein mürbe werdend, massiver Körper. Im verkapselten Finale kleine schwarze Beeren, Wacholder und sandige Adstringenz, kann noch zulegen.* – 04/2022

Vinous.com – 95 pts – AG: *The 2021 Gazin is a dark, ample wine. Layers of dark fruit, leather, licorice, smoke, tobacco and spice unfurl in the glass. Broad and powerful, the 2021 is super-impressive in this tasting. If there is a name to watch in Pomerol, it is Gazin.* - 12/2023

Vinous.com – 90 pts – NM: *The 2021 Gazin has a well-defined bouquet with slightly earthy black fruit, touches of tobacco and graphite coming through with time—not powerful, but there is nice cohesion here. The palate is medium-bodied with a graphite-infused entry. The 2021 is light on its feet, a nimble Pomerol with a fresh, sapid, seaweed-tinged finish. It’s worth seeking out for those in search traditional Bordeaux, albeit not a long-term runner.* - 11/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 92 pts – JL: *Chocolate covered cherries, and flowers create the aromatic profile here. Made using 100% Merlot, the wine is fresh, soft, supple, vibrant, and fresh. There is a mildly, divergent green olive note at the end that distracts just a bit from the otherwise, classic cherry and cocoa characteristics. Yields were quite low this year at only 18 hectoliters per hectare, which is less than half the normal production. Drink from 2025-2042.* - 03/2024