2015 Ch Gazin, Pomerol
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97 pts - James Suckling
Lots of cedar, tea-leaf and hazelnut character and ripe fruit aromas. Citrus peel, too. Full body, round and juicy tannins and a flavorful finish. Smoky undertone. This is structured and so complex. Drink in 2023.
December 27th, 2018
97-98 points James Suckling
A dense and powerful Gazin with so much fruit and tension to the wine. Full body, velvety yet lively tannins and a very flavorful finish. So much generosity here. One of the best Gazins ever.
April 29th, 2016
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.
94-96 points Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate
Chateau Gazin dates all the way back to 1772, when the Pomerol vineyards were purchased by Antoine Feuilhade. Over the years, Chateau Gazin was sold and resold to numerous owners before it was bought by descendants of the current owners in 1917. The Bailliencourt family assumed control of the estate in 1946. Nicolas de Bailliencourt began managing Chateau Gazin in 1988. Under his direction the wines began improving. His first step was to discontinue machine harvesting and begin manual picking again. He also lowered the yields.
Chateau Gazin shares borders with Petrus and L’Evangile! In fact, in 1969, Chateau Gazin sold 5.5 hectares of vines to Petrus. While the sale helped the cash starved property cover the tax bills, the loss of those vines reduced the quality of Chateau Gazin. Further exacerbating the loss of quality was when the estate switched to machine harvesting in 1979, which was coupled with an increase in yields. Both practices have been discontinued.
23.5 hectares out of the 26.5 hectares vineyard of Chateau Gazin, located in the north east section of the Pomerol plateu are cultivated by vines.The vineyard of Chateau Gazin is quite large for Pomerol. It is also fairly unique in the region as their vines are planted in one, large, single parcel. This is unusual for Pomerol, where many of the vineyards consist of non contiguous parcels.The terroir of Gazin is gravel with clay, iron and sand in the soil. There are also patches of blue clay found in their soils as well.The Right Bank vineyard of Chateau Gazin is planted to 90% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc. It is the goal of the estate to increase the amount of the Cabernet Franc in their vineyards over time, while reducing the amount of Merlot planted.
The vineyard has vines averaging 30 years of age and is planted to a vine density ranging from 5,500 to 6,000 vines per hectare. However, they have old vines. Their oldest vines were planted back in 1942.
To produce the wine of Chateau Gazin, the grapes are fermented and vinified in 27, small, cement vats that range in size from 60 hectoliters, up to 150 hectoliters. They also have a few stainless steel tanks which are used exclusively for the Cabernet Franc. Malolactic fermentation takes place in French oak barrels. The wine is aged for 18 months in 40% to 50% new, French oak barrels, depending on the vintage and its characteristics. Interestingly, Chateau Gazin does not purchase their barrels outright. Instead, they lease them on a yearly basis.
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
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| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pomerol |
| Varietals | Merlot, Cabernet Franc |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 97-98 |
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