Le Gay 2013

A successful effort in this vintage, the 2013 Le Gay is more muscular than most Pomerols (with the exception of Trotanoy). It has a dark ruby color, blue and red fruits, a pronounced acid profile and a medium-bodied finish. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.

The 2013 Le Gay has a pretty, well defined, quite fresh bouquet with vivacious crushed strawberry and red cherry aromas, a little cold stone just underneath, almost Pinot Noir-like in personality. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite juicy compared to its peers with respectable depth and fine tannin. This is a lovely 2013 as I found in barrel, with a lilting red berry and spice finish that leaves you wanting to take another sip.

The Le Gay 2013 has a refined bouquet, well defined with dark plum and blackberry fruit, hints of seaweed and black pepper, tight at first but unfurling with time. The palate is very elegant - so supple on the entry, extremely pure with a gentle finish that is less tannic and powerful than recent vintages, but extremely well focused, finishing with a salty tang on the end of the tongue. This continues the purple patch for Le Gay, though not a patch on recent vintages that peaked with the astonishing 2010.