Château Gazin Pomerol 2005

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BN#177731

Château Gazin

The lavish richness offers a wide aromatic range of black and red fruits which harmonises with the intense purple or garnet colour. It also offers hints of mint, plum, chocolate, coffee or liquorice, a bouquet of almond, toast, tobacco and vanilla. Maturity will give it a nose of spices, truffles, undergrowth and gamey scents: fur, and leather. The taste is characterised by silky tannins, balance and concentration, enhanced by a delicate oaky note. Feminine and delightful due to the dominance of the Merlot, Chateau GAZIN wines can be drunk young or after ageing for 10 -15 years or more. Will make an excellent accompaniment to white and red meats and game, as well as to almond, caramel, vanilla and red fruits desserts.

Wine Advocate

An exuberant, sweet bouquet of caramelized black cherries and currants interwoven with tapenade, toasty oak, earth, and truffles soars from the glass of this dark purple-hued 2005. It is a rich, concentrated, full-bodied, impressive effort displaying well-integrated wood and unobtrusive acidity. This is the finest Gazin since the brilliant 2001. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2028.

Score: 94. —Robert Parker, April 2008.

Wine Spectator

Aromas of berry, toasted oak and coffee. Full-bodied, round and velvety. Lots of fruit. Chewy. Could move up a notch.

Score: 89-91. —James Laube, June 30, 2006.