Red wine
Château Le Gay 2009
RRP £109
There is a noble purity to the blue-black fruit aromas on the nose here. With a melting, limpid, lusciousness on the palate, this is gentler and less headily hot than many other right-bank wines. It is a wine for drinking, succulent and refreshing thanks to no over ripeness of fruit or over extraction. Very refined.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
Red
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Merlot (90%), Cabernet Franc (10%)
Alcohol
13.5%
Bottle size
75cl
Drink dates
2019 - 2034
Origin
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Sub-region
St Emilion & Pomerol
Area
Pomerol AOP
Tasting Information
Name of Tasting
Bordeaux 2009
Type of Tasting
Tasting feature
Blind
No
Tasted by
Ella Lister
UK Stockist
Fine & Rare
Global Stockist
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