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La Croix De Gay 2018
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Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 La Croix de Gay is still wearing a bit of its oak, opening with cedar and clove notes before giving way to a core of boysenberries, stewed black cherries and baked plums with touches of bouquet garni and pencil lead. The medium to full-bodied palate offers soft acidity and a light chewiness to match the understated black fruit preserves flavors, finishing earthy.
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 La Croix de Gay bursts into the room with rambunctious baked blueberries, Morello cherries, stewed plums and cedar chest scents plus hints of grilled meats, bay leaves, tar and fragrant soil. The full-bodied palate is generously fruited with herb sparks and black and blue fruit preserves, framed by velvety tannins, finishing long and earthy.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2018 La Croix de Gay is a bold, hearty wine. Dark red fruit, iron, dried herbs, licorice, earthiness and gravel, along with firm tannins, add to the wine's rustic personality. Drink it over the next decade or so.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2018 La Croix de Gay is pleasantly fruity and easygoing, but not especially complex nor structured. This soft Pomerol is likely to offer its best drinking sooner rather than later.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2018 La Croix de Gay has a tightly wound bouquet of earthy black fruit mixed with light touches of truffle, but it needs more presence and vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and good acidity, but it is missing overall complexity and structure on the finish. Nevertheless, it should drink nicely for 8–10 years.
About the Producer
Chateau La Croix de Gay is a member of the Union Des Grands Crus De Bordeaux and one of the Pomerol appellations in Bordeaux, France. Château Gay Cross has been run by five generations of the Ravnaud family, whose history is closely linked to the Pomerol appellation. The current owner of the estate is Chantal Lebreton. Located in the best location on the Pomerol plateau, Château Gay Cross combines traditional methods with modern techniques. Nourished by the excellent terroir of Pomerol, the wines of Gay Cross are capable of giving off aromas of vanilla, almond and red fruit, winning awards in various competitions and satisfying the discerning wine lover. Gay Cross currently has 4 hectares of vineyard, 95% of which is devoted to Merlot grapes and 5% to Cabernet Franc, all of which have an average age of 30 years. When the grapes reach the ideal state of ripeness, the winery harvests them by hand. The harvested grapes are selected, broken into skins and then vinified in the traditional way. The wine is then matured in 50% new French oak barrels for 18 months before being bottled in the winery
