2016 La Croix de Gay
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Really vivid raspberry and boysenberry confiture notes stream through, flecked with anise and singed apple wood flavors. Nice explosion of spice through the finish. Apr 2017, James Molesworth, www.winespectator.com
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Jancis Robinson MW
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Bright glowing crimson. Floral top note. Sweet start and great care taken with tannin quality. Savoury end. Real raciness. Polish and savour. Well done. A pleasure to taste. Apr 2017, www.jancisrobinson.com, Drink: 2025-2042
The 2016 La Croix de Gay is sweet, powerful and quite oaky. There is no shortage of immediacy in this racy, overt Pomerol. I would prefer to drink it sooner rather than later. Overall, the 2016 comes across as a bit simple and one-dimensional.
The 2016 La Croix de Gay has a refined bouquet with black and red fruit, truffle and subtle violet scents, gaining intensity all the time in the glass. I admire the purity here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, well judged acidity, very linear and precise with a crisp and tensile, quite saline finish. This is a great La Croix de Gay and given its modest price, this should be an attractive proposition once released. Apr 2017, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2021-2040
About the producer

Chantal Lebreton-Reynaud is in charge of this 4.2-hectare estate, working with her three sons (Jean-Pascal, Olivier and Julien). The plots sit on gravel and sandier soils, in the hamlet of Pignon, in the north of Pomerol.