Farr Vintners Logo

Gazin 2016

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot

This property is wonderfully situated, right next door to Petrus on the Pomerol plateau. The vineyard is planted with 92% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc. Classic traditional Pomerols are produced here.

View all vintages of this wine | View all wines by Château Gazin

Label

Tasting Notes

Tight and silky with plum, blackberry and blueberry character. Medium-to full-bodied, firm and silky. Very linear and bright. A pretty follow-up to the stupendous 2015.

94/95
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, March 2017

The 2016 Gazin is deep garnet in color. Baked plums, black cherry preserves, and mulberries waft from the glass, followed by suggestions of scorched earth and dried Provence herbs. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers a lively line of freshness to the tightly knit black fruits, supported by ripe, rounded tannins, and finishing on a fragrant earthy note.

93
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, December 2022

Classic, almost savoury fruits here, among the most left bank in style of all the Pomerols with cassis and black pepper spice. It's a wine that steals up on you - I tasted it several times and became increasingly impressed by the construction and the measured delivery of excellence. A full 13% of Cabernets here, split between 5% Cabernet Franc and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, the highest proportion of the latter for many years.

Drinking Window 2027 - 2045

94
Jane Anson, Decanter.com, April 2017

Very deep crimson. Sappy, energetic nose. Very smooth tannins and a distinctly dry tea-leaf finish. Not in the fleshy spectrum of Pomerol. Quite astringent at this stage, but with good length.
Drink 2026-2040

16.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, May 2018

Sweet ripe fruit the nose has depth the palate rich fruit sweet generous and supple. Ripe black plum in the middle supported by fine tannins yet there is underlying freshness firm at the back the finish is fragrant but slightly austere. 2025-37

87/90
Derek Smedley MW, DerekSmedleyMW.co.uk, April 2017

This doesn’t quite hit the same heights as the 2015, but it’s still a very stylish Pomerol, with plenty of zip, perfume and backbone from the Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc. The tannins are a little firm, but should soften in bottle. 2024-34

94
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2017
Read more tasting notes...

The 2016 Gazin is a blend of 87% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Cabernet Franc this year, picked from 22 September with respect to the Merlot and from around 7 or 8 October for the Cabernet Franc. Now this has quite a powerful bouquet for Gazin, more heightened fruit compared to recent vintages with blackberry, briary and pressed flower aromas that are well defined (although my sample demanded two or three minutes to really find its voice). The palate is medium-bodied with a gently grip on the entry. I adore the tannic structure to this Gazin, equidistant between masculine and feminine, a backbone that will ensure this will age over many years. There is abundant, lightly spiced black fruit with a touch of cracked black pepper and clove towards the finish. The 50% new oak will add a little muscle onto the finish, thereupon you will have a really marvelous Gazin that will give three years of drinking pleasure, possibly more.
Drink Date 2023 - 2055

94/96
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (230), April 2017

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 Gazin features a beautifully perfumed nose of violets, Ceylon tea, cigar box, sandalwood and fallen leaves over a core of plum preserves, kirsch and blackberry preserves plus a waft of aniseed. Medium-bodied and elegant, with compelling restraint, it has a seductively plush texture, finishing with bags of poise, perfume and persistence.

Drink Date: 2022 - 2045

95
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (interim en), November 2018

Dark crimson. Rich, shiny, blackberry aromas. Sinew and a dry but not drying finish. A little austere and lacking juice but creditable. Correct.
Drink 2024-2037

16.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2017
Please note that these tasting notes/scores are not intended to be exhaustive and in some cases they may not be the most recently published figures. However, we always do our best to add latest scores and reviews when these come to our attention. We advise customers who wish to purchase wines based simply on critical reviews to carry out further research into the latest reports.