2016 Château Le Gay
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Tasting notes
The 2016 Le Gay has a clean, fresh, slightly gravel-tinged bouquet with ample black fruit, conveying a sense of refinement. The palate is medium-bodied, with soft tannins, a fine bead of acidity, dark berry fruit and a touch of black pepper on the finish. Very fine, and it improves after 20 minutes in the glass, gaining more precision. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting and at Bordeaux Index’s 10-Year-On.
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James Suckling
Wine Spectator
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This shows dark fruit, cocoa, mushrooms and earth on the nose. Youthful, long and textural, with expressive and assertive tannins. Better from 2028. 10 Years On retrospective.
Tasted blind. Coffee grounds and a hint of bitterness. Tight and tense. Long. Rich start but not sweet overall. A little cool, and it fell away in the glass. (JR)
About the producer
There’s been lots of change at Ch. le Gay since the Parent family arrived in 2002 – with vineyards replanted, the cellars renovated and the winemaking adjusted. No surprise, perhaps, that quality is now higher than ever.