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Château Le Gay, Pomerol, Bordeaux

Château Le Gay, Pomerol, Bordeaux 2015

Name: Château Le Gay, Pomerol, Bordeaux
Brand: Château Le Gay
SKU: 100184
Price: 350 EUR
Availability: InStock

Château Le Gay

Art. # 0187

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Floral and very elegant wine with the aroma of well-ripened fruits. In the glass, it reveals phenomenal finesse and a palette of flavors and aromas. Balanced, soft, and rounded with a light and fine finish that seems to glide slightly and leaves a long memory of itself.

Alc. 14.5 %

Region

Bordeaux France

Profile

Fruit
Body
Tanins
Freshness
Alcohol

Variety

Cabernet Franc , Merlot

Flavours

Skin
Black cherry
Nuts
Small black fruits

Glass

Serving Temperature

Room temperature

Food pairing

Red meats
Dried meats
Soft cheeses

Maturity

Ready

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Château Le Gay

Chateau Le Gay is in Pomerol, the smallest wine region in Bordeaux. The vineyards cover an area of 10.5 hectares, planted with 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, aged 40 years. Clay and gravelly soils, as well as extremely low yields, contribute to a complex and full-bodied wine. Aged in 100% new French oak for 18-20 months. The entire production was renewed in 2014. The sharp jump in the level of their wine began with the 2005 harvest. Today, it is a wine with a depth, character and ability to age that exceed its price.

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Bordeaux

Bordeaux is perhaps the most famous wine region in France, stretching 130 kilometers inland from the Atlantic Ocean coast; in 2018, 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered, a figure that has remained largely stable over the previous decade; the main varieties grown here are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc, and from these, various wines are made, with each producer having their own blend and proportions of the grape varieties; some of the most famous, expensive, and long-lasting wines in the world are produced here, with the subregions Medoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, and many others being well-known; Bordeaux is divided by the Gironde River into the left and right banks; the left bank (Medoc, Haut Medoc, Graves) is characterized by a more serious presence of Cabernet Sauvignon in the wine blend, while on the right bank (St. Emilion, Pomerol) Merlot predominates; in addition to red wines, Bordeaux is also famous for producing white wines, mainly a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, with the subregion Sauternes leading the ranking and the renowned Chateau d’Yquem, celebrated for its complex, multi-layered, aromatic, and sweet botrytized dessert wine.

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Merlot

Southwest of France is Merlot’s birthplace - the regions of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Merlot is nowadays widely planted across the world much like Cabernet Sauvignon because it is an early maturing grape variety and because of its ability to ripen fully even in slightly cooler climates. Smooth, velvety, soft and rounded - an “easy drinking" wine with tender tannic structure - these are the common descriptions of Merlot wines.

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