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Tasting notes
Ripe red and black fruits, spicy oak, gravelly earth, and some subtle floral notes all shine in the 2024 Château Le Gay, a richer, medium to full-bodied Pomerol that unquestionably shines in the vintage. Based on 81% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Franc and aged 14 months in 100% new French oak, it shows plenty of mid-palate depth, ripe, polished, yet building tannins, and more opulence and breadth than most. It shows why Pomerol did so well in the vintage.
Critic scores
Average Score
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Neal Martin, Vinous
More reviews and scores
81% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample. Reasonably plush and full. Layered fruit with firm, integrated tannins. Slightly chewy but firm and persistent on the finish. On the knife edge of over-extraction but just stays within bounds. (JL)
Intense peony and iris notes on the aromatics, no need to wait too long but there is Pomerol character here, cocoa bean, espresso, they are using oak but they are using it well. 16hl/h yield.
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.