2019 Château La Croix
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The 2019 La Croix de Gay is rather muddled on the nose and comes across rather Bretty. The palate is hard on the entry with graphite and seaweed notes, but it feels just a bit dry and mealy towards the finish. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Tasted blind. Well-balanced and appetising with sufficient fruit for the acid and tannins well managed. (JR)
The Merlot-dominated (there's 3% Cabernet Franc) 2019 Château La Croix De Gay has an incredibly floral, almost exotic bouquet that includes plenty of spiced red and black cherry fruits, notes of sappy herbs, iron, and chocolate, medium-bodied richness, soft tannins, and a juicy, elegant profile geared for drinking over the coming decade.
The 2019 La Croix de Gay opens in the glass with rich aromas of plummy fruit, orange rind, toasty new oak and spices. Medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with rather chewy tannins and a somewhat rustic profile, it will likely round out with a little bottle age.