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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 117 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Larre on 3/28/2024 & rated 94 points: Classic claret. Secondary notes of cigar box and forest. Might need more time to show its full potential. Only concern is the slightly greenish notes on the palate. Still, a great wine. 94? (475 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 2/3/2024 & rated 93 points: Good and open (747 views) | | | Tasted by Willi Vinotti on 12/7/2023 & rated 91 points: A very nice wine, pretty developed, still primary fruit notes, but overall velvety merlot driven wine with earthy black currants, some cloves and warm spices. i have my reservation when it comes to 2005 as a vintage, in Bordeaux in particular, but this wine stands nicely and drinks well. it is just that little hint of firmness that recalls some faint memories of other 2005s in a more reductive state. (977 views) | | | Tasted by wa2ofd on 10/23/2023: Needs 30-40 mins to open. In a nice place. Fruit beginning to show (1156 views) | | | Tasted by The Wine Monkeys on 8/27/2023 & rated 91 points: Chocolaty, ripe dark fruit and coffee notes. Very fine structure on the palate. Dark ripe fruit balanced with soft tannins and mild acidity. Peak minus, perhaps and lacking a bit of depth but overall very enjoyable. (1360 views) | | | Tasted by Fatty Cat on 6/24/2023 & rated 94 points: BBQ late Jun 2023: not decanted; tasted over 3 hours; dark Rubin color; intense bouquet of sour cherries plus red and dark berry aromas; on the palate like cherry juice, well-balanced by a mild fruit acidity; graceful texture; still strongly tannic in the cheeks.
In 2012 I tasted my last bottle of Gazin 2005 (see my CT note). Then the wine was still in adolescence and kind of restrained.
Now 11 years later the wine has reached early maturity, nearly fully opened up and showed an excellent, almost outstanding quality level.
Chateau Gazin 2005 composition: 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc; 13.5% vol. alcohol. (1478 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 6/11/2023 & rated 92 points: Good with 3 hours air (1390 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 3/19/2023 & rated 89 points: not sure about this - seemingly mature but lacking substance with a particularly hollow mid-palate - not unusual in wines of this age, hopefully it will fill in time - leave for a few years (1621 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 3/5/2023 & rated 93 points: Académie des Cinquante Tasting and Dinner with the Académie du Vin de Bordeaux (Restaurant Entrepot, Amsterdam, NL): Walkaround tasting, brief note. Firm but elegant, still youthful, lovely tertiary evolution, tannins need more time to resolve but they are ripe, long and flowing finish. (2470 views) | | | Tasted by rexmerlot on 12/25/2022 & rated 91 points: Beautiful wine. Paired with a steak. Ruby red in colour, notes of cassis on nose and palate. Leather and spice notes on palate as well. (1682 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 11/18/2022 & rated 95 points: Pronounced nose intensity with notes of pencil lead, graphite, black fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Tannin integrated. (1684 views) | | | Tasted by rexmerlot on 9/17/2022 & rated 90 points: No formal notes (1923 views) | | | Tasted by phgnan on 3/5/2022 & rated 87 points: Incredibly young. Predominant Merlot and intense bell pepper aroma in the mouth. (2407 views) | | | Tasted by Alykhan V on 1/24/2022 & rated 90 points: 90-91
Green notes, cigar ash (ashtray), subtle black plums, not much fruit left, subtle oak, savoury notes
Delivers more on the palate than the nose
Grainy tannins, searing acidity, has life ahead of it but without much fruit. I think this has now entered its prime drinking window (2664 views) | | | Tasted by MS86 on 1/18/2022 & rated 87 points: 87+ Clear, medium ruby with modest bricking at rim.
Subtle nose that is more savoury and meaty than fruity with woody notes of earth, cedar, worn leather and dark chocolate and hint of dusty black plum.
Firm, chalky tannins. Medium acidity and hot alcohol.
Somewhat closed and flat on the palate and certainly less fresh than the nose.
Lots of life ahead.
Drink 2026-2041 (2330 views) | | | Tasted by grossie on 12/11/2021 & rated 92 points: Better on night two. Big and brawny but the tannins aren't prominent. Overall it could be more complex but there's a lot of power and joy in here. Drink within the next few years. (2427 views) | | | Tasted by Hanibal on 11/12/2021 & rated 92 points: Needs more time (2807 views) | | | Tasted by Costes76 on 10/26/2021 & rated 92 points: 6. Medium deeper ruby. Reticent nose of red fruits. Dry, bright acidity, tight tannins, palate follows through, palate follows through. Medium body. Good balance. Medium finish. 93. (4) - RESULT (3) Chateau Gazin 2005 (2195 views) | | | Tasted by MarshallLi on 10/23/2021 & rated 94 points: Very left bank style pomerol, you can get a full fueled power from the wine. Well blananced red, a little black fruits, coming with leather and vanilla, elegant but not full body, long finish, very good wine. (1821 views) | | | Tasted by SonnyChiba on 10/17/2021 & rated 93 points: Really nice wine. Full bodied and rich, dark fruit, some chocolate notes, but nicely balanced overall. (1932 views) | | | Tasted by Sfflyer123 on 8/20/2021 & rated 90 points: Pleasant, drinkable, and approachable now. Not terribly complex or memorable, but not bad. 90 pts. (2101 views) | | | Tasted by grossie on 7/28/2021 & rated 91 points: Nice bottle, but maybe a bit more monolithic than I was hoping. It was big, ripe, and really nice. Could have had more complexity overall to give it a better rating. (2076 views) | | | Tasted by VinhoVerde on 7/5/2021 flawed bottle: Gazin is one of my favorite “value” Pomerol wines. Unfortunately, this example seemed flawed. Rubbery off nose and simple fruit, slightly off flavor. This bottle doesn’t do the wine justice.
Cork pulled 2 hours before tasting.
From Mark’s 2005 Bordeaux Vintage Tasting:
Attended a 36 wine ‘05 Bordeaux tasting recently. The wine above is one of those wines. Served single-blind.
All wines were tasted over a 2 day period, 18 per day. The wines served on the 1st day had their corks pulled two hours prior. The second day’s wines were served “ double-decanted”, 2 hours before the first flight. The overall tasting experience was quite different, as one would expect. Day 2 wines were softer, displaying more ripe fruit, and less harsh tannins.
Kudos to Mark for both a fantastic experience as well as providing an instructive opportunity on how the 2005 Bordeaux vintage is showing at this stage. (2126 views) | | | Tasted by Eric on 6/26/2021: 2005 Bordeaux at 16 years courtesy of Mark Taylor; 6/26/2021-6/27/2021 (Atlanta, GA): Root beer, cola, roasted. Mmm, wow, classic, deep fruit, dark, just fantastic. My #2 and the group #1. I correctly guessed Gazin Pomerol. (3905 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 4/28/2021 & rated 92 points: Yagil's Wine Friends monthly (at Ety & Hanan Shahaf, Lehavim): Excellent. Requires 1-2 of aeration, at least. (2685 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Charles Curtis MW
Decanter, Bordeaux 2005 retrospective (6/26/2021)
(Château Gazin, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2005 Bordeaux: Here and Now (Apr 2021) (4/1/2021)
(Gazin Gazin Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Panos Kakaviatos
Decanter, Pomerol’s improving smaller estates (10/1/2018)
(Château Gazin, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Panos Kakaviatos
Decanter, Pomerol’s improving smaller estates (9/30/2018)
(Château Gazin, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/23/2017)
(Ch Gazin Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/29/2015)
(Ch Gazin Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, January 2015 (1/1/2015)
(Château Gazin Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2009
(Chateau Gazin Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/16/2009)
(Ch Gazin Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (12/6/2007)
(Ch Gazin Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, October 2007
(Chateau Gazin Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126
(Chateau Gazin Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/26/2006)
(Ch Gazin Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/17/2006)
(Ch Gazin Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2006
(Chateau Gazin Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/18/2008)
(Château Gazin Pomerol) Dark black violet color; espresso and plum nose; tasty black fruit and charcoal palate; medium finish (85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc) 91 points |
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| Château Gazin Producer website - Read more about Chateau GazinRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?Pomerol Wikipedia | French wine guide - Read about Pomerol |
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