Château Gazin Pomerol 2022 i trækasse

<p><strong>Om Château Gazin Pomerol</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Grand Vin</em></strong><em>: Chateau Gazin Pomerol  <br /><strong>2. </strong></em><strong><em>Vin:</em></strong><em> L’Hospitalet de Gazin  <br /></em><strong><em>Beliggenhed: </em></strong><em>Pomerol</em><em> </em><em><br /><strong>Beplantet areal: </strong>24 ha <br /><strong>Plantede druesorter: </strong>90 % Merlot, 7 % Cabernet Sauvignon og 3 % Cabernet Franc  <br /></em><strong><em>Fadmodning: </em></strong><em>18 måneder på 50 % ny barrique</em></p> <p>Stik øst for Pomerol by rammer man det skønne slot Chateau Gazin, hvis skråninger grænser op til selveste Pétrus og dets plateau. På stedet har siden middelalderen ligget en gård, som siges at have huset Ridderordnen af Hospitalet af Sankt John af Jerusalem. Derfor finder man stadig den dag i dag et hvidt kors på rød baggrund på deres etiket. Selvom der ikke findes en officiel klassifikation i Pomerol AOC, så har Chateau Gazin siden 1840 været anset som en exceptionel producent af vindruer.</p> <p>Efter en lang og tumultarisk historie, samt ejerforhold som går helt tilbage til middelalderen, så kom der endelig ro på ejerskabet i 1917, da Louis Soualle købte slottet. Og ved hans død i 1946 arvede svigersønnen Edouard de Bailliencourt dit Courcol slottet. En svær efterkrigsperiode gik slottet og familien i møde, og de var nødsagede til at sælge deres kontrollerende andel i slottet La Dominique i 1970. Endnu værre var situationen, da sønnen Etienne var nødsaget til at sælge 4,5 hektar af deres bedste marker til selveste Pétrus for at beholde ejerskabet i Chateau Gazin.</p> <p>I 1988 overtog Nicolas, søn af Etienne, og indførte strammere regler for høstmetoder. Der blev håndplukket druer, et lavere drueafkast blev indført og en generel fokus på kvalitet, fremfor bekvemmelighed, blev institueret. Chateau Gazin var et af de sidste af de store slotte på højrebredden i Bordeaux til at ophøre med maskinhøsten af deres dyrebare druer. Bedre sent end aldrig. Gilles Pauquet, som tidligere havde været vinmager hos Cheval Blanc og Chateau Canon, stod ved roret fra 1999-2006, hvor Mickaël Obert, tidligere vinmager hos Chateau L’Eglise og Chateau Barde-Haut, overtog posten som hovedansvarlig for vinproduktionen af deres førstevin samt 2. vinen ved navn l’Hospitalet de Gazin.</p> <p>Slottet har i alt 24 hektar beplantet med henholdsvis 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc og 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, hvoraf 17 hektarer ligger på samme plateau som Pétrus – kun adskilt af en lille gangsti. Deres vine bliver lagret på 50% nye fade og kan ligge i op til 18 måneder, før de bliver stukket sammen til deres Grand Vin.</p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">96-97/100 Andrew Caillard</span><br /></strong><em>Deep crimson. Perfumed violet, musky plum, mocha, roasted chestnut aromas. Classically proprotioned wine with beuatifuly ripe and expressive dark plum, blackcurrant fruits, fine dense chalky tannins, superb mid palate volume and well integrated savoury, roasted chestnut notes. Lovely buoynacy, richness and mineral torque. A must buy wine. (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 50% new oak)</em><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>96-97/100 Terres de Vin</strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">95-96/100 James Suckling</span></strong><br /><em>A very juicy and nicely chewy young red with black berry, chocolate and cedar aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with integrated tannins and a fresh and persistent finish.</em><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>95/100 Bettane &amp; Desseauve</strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">94-96/100 The Wine Cellar Insider</span><br /></strong><em>Finesse in style, at its core, the wine is all about its spice, milk-chocolate, plum, cherry, espresso and wet earth character. Long, silky, fresh, refined, and plummy, the mid-palate, and finish remain focused on its layers of silky fruits from start to finish. The wine blends 93% Merlot, 3.5% Cabernet Franc and 3.5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2025-2045.</em><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">94/100 Decanter</span><br /></strong><em>Supple and energetic, this has a lovely dynamism and purity straight away, clean and clear, tangy but tannic so you get brightness and power. It's on the more tannic side right now, filling and upfront, but they have a nice texture and weight and the fruit intensity really carries the liveliness all the way through - picked just ripe, or just before, I think. Nicely accessible and a softer more approachable style from Gazin. A little atypical and the better for it. A yield of 26hl/ha. Tasted twice.</em><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>94/100 Jane Anson</strong></span><br /><em>A serious Pomerol even in the lightest of vintages, so it really can relax into its natural character in 2022. Strict tannins, but that is often the case for this wine, relaxing into liqourice, cocoa bean, espresso, rosemary, underbrush, slightly drying on the finish, but this has a ton of impact, it has all the elements for ageing, an impressive wine.</em></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">94/100 Falstaff<br /></span></strong><em>Deep dark ruby garnet, purple reflections, delicate rim brightening. Ripe red cherries, some nougat, delicate herbs and figs. Taut, red fruit nuances, integrated tannins, mineral, firm body, long lasting, strawberries in the aftertaste, fresh food companion with certain future ageing potential.</em></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">92-94/100 The Wine Independent</span></strong><br /><em>Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Gazin bursts with energetic note of wild blueberries, black raspberries, and plum preserves, leading to nuances of violets and star anise. The full-bodied palate has impressive harmony, with velvety tannins and just enough freshness to match the generous fruit, finishing long and fragrant.</em></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>92-94/100 Robert Parker</strong></span><br /><em>Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, licorice, cherries and spices, the 2022 Gazin is medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with excellent depth at the core, sweet tannins and a long, expansive finish. Despite the drought, the vineyards performed better in 2022 than in 2020 at this address, and the result is one of the better vintages for Gazin in recent years.</em></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>92-94/100 Jeb Dunnuck</strong></span><br /><em>Lots of spiced black cherries, currants, chocolate, and spicy notes emerge from the 2022 Château Gazin, a richer, medium to full-bodied Pomerol with plenty of mid-palate depth, building tannins, and outstanding length. The tannins will need to be watched here, but this is clearly an outstanding wine in the making.</em></p> <p><em>Ved køb af 6 flasker leveres vinen i original trækasse.</em></p>