Chateau Gazin, Pomerol 2020
6x75cl £ 240 2 cases available In Bond

The 2020 du Gazin is a potent, rustic Canon-Fronsac. Blackberry jam, graphite, leather, tobacco, incense, gravel, cloves and chocolate are all super-concentrated in this heady, explosive 2020. Drink it over the next few years.

The 2020 Gazin is a wine of total precision and class. Vibrant, with tremendous nuance, the 2020 is so impressive. Dark red cherry, iron, tobacco, white pepper and crushed flowers abound. The 2020 is a standout Gazin.

The 2020 Château du Gazin has a high-toned and floral nose that obscures some of the terroir expression. The palate is better with chewy tannins, black fruit laced with cedar and pencil lead, a bit muscular and missing some finesse on the finish. It should improve and shave off its rough edges with a couple of years in bottle.

The 2020 Gazin, which contains no Cabernet Franc this year, has a wonderful bouquet of blackberry, raspberry, crushed stone and pressed iris petal scents, very focused and precise, that really whisks you down to Pomerol. The medium-bodied palate displays fine-grained tannins and a silver bead of acidity. Very sapid with a little more dryness on the finish than its peers, which gets the saliva flowing. Classic Pomerol through and through.

Deep purple-black colored, the 2020 Gazin rolls effortlessly out of the glass with upfront scents of baked black plums, stewed black cherries and mulberries, plus hints of spice cake, chocolate box and cracked black pepper. The medium to full-bodied palate has a solid backbone of firm, grainy tannins and plenty of freshness supporting the muscular black fruits, finishing savory.