Château Gazin 2014 is a sophisticated, well-structured Pomerol dominated by Merlot, with aromas of soy sauce, black and red fruits, and subtle truffle notes. The medium-bodied palate features elegant, rounded tannins and flavors of blackberry, blackcurrant, cherry, forest floor, incense, and cedar. Best enjoyed after 5–8 years, it can develop complexity for up to 15 years, revealing leathery, meaty, and truffle-like nuances over time.

James Suckling | JS 95
Published: Feb 13, 2017

The soy-sauce and savory aromas really make this stand out, but behind it are some very nice fruit and elegant tannins. This is a very well-made modern Pomerol with a lot of potential that needs some time to reveal its full class. Give it five or six years of bottle age.

The Wine Advocate | RP 94
Published: Mar 31, 2017
Drink: 2020 - 2045

The 2014 Gazin was stubborn and broody when tasted in bottle, but give it a few swirls and there comes forth gravel and black truffle scents alongside sultry black fruit. These aromatics are so engaging and involving, drawing you in towards it charms. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp and taut with great precision and sappiness towards the focused, almost symmetrical, black truffle-laced finish. This continues Gazin's fine run of form, a great Pomerol from an estate predisposed these days to create sophisticated, classic wines.

Decanter | D 90
Drink: 2022-2034

Undemonstrative but dense and powerful. Solid fruit and tannin. Austere at present with firm but rounded tannins. Good but will need time.

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Feminine and seductive, due to the dominance of the Merlot, Château GAZIN’s wines can be enjoyed after a few years in the bottle, but usually they are worth laying down for fifteen, twenty years or more.
Their sumptuous generosity offers a wide aromatic range of red and black fruit which harmonizes with their intense crimson or garnet red colour. They typically offer hints of plum, chocolate, coffee or liquorice, with aromas of almonds, toast, tobacco and vanilla, and a minty freshness. With maturity they develop a spicy nose, with a hint of truffles, notes of undergrowth, game, fur and leather.

- 2014 - 

The 2014 vintage at Château Gazin is fully in keeping with the proud tradition of the wines of Bordeaux and Pomerol. It is a classic year that is different from previous ones. 2012 and 2013 were both made with 100% Merlot. This is rather unusual at Gazin, even if Pomerol consists primarily of this grape variety. The 2012 and 2013 vintages are pleasant to drink either today or within the next few years. However, they do not have enough structure to warrant long ageing.

2014 consists of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. This latter variety was particularly successful in 2014, as opposed to Cabernet Sauvignon. Our vineyard produced 65,000 bottles of Château Gazin (and 56,100 bottles of the second wine, L’Hospitalet de Gazin). This shows how demanding we were in preserve the quality of the grand vin. The 13.5 degrees of alcohol fit in well with the beautiful tannic structure. The wine is altogether ripe, complex, and well-balanced.

The harvest took place from the 10th of September to the 4th of October (to finish picking Cabernet Franc).

The 2014 has a beautiful deep colour. It starts out quite powerful on the palate and continues into a beautiful long aftertaste. There are hints of black fruit (blackberry and blackcurrant) and red fruit (cherries), and already such nuances as forest floor, incense, and cedar. The warm (balsamic) overtones confirm the ripeness in 2014. The wine needs a few more years, about 8, to reach its peak. It will then display all the rare complexity of the finest Pomerols, with truffle, leathery, and meaty aromas. Its structure should enable it to “hold” for the next 15 years, i.e. until 2030.