Château Le Gay

Château Le Gay, Pomerol, 2014

Name: Château Le Gay, Pomerol
Brand: Château Le Gay
Price: 620.74 GBP

89/100

Inside Bordeaux

84/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

Vinous

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2014
6x75cl
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£620.74

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Critic Reviews

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2014 Le Gay has a typical Pomerol bouquet. An iron filing tinctures the broad red fruit, still exhibiting that warm brick/terracotta aroma that lends it more complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, especially for this Pomerol estate, which can sometimes come across as a bit brutish. A noticeable spicy element emerges towards the finish, with a liberal sprinkling of black pepper on the finish. As I wrote previously - this is a great Le Gay.

drinking window 2024 - 2045

date of review 03/2024

84/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2014 Le Gay is medium to deep garnet-brick in color. Medicinal/iodine scents soon give way to underlying notes of dried cherries and tree bark with a waft of Sichuan pepper. The medium-bodied palate is a little thin in the mid-palate, with a chewy texture and rusticity on the finish.

drinking window 2024 - 2034

date of review 03/2024

89/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

The angularity on the tannins found with Montviel is again present in Le Gay, although it has a compensatingly higher juiciness scale, with a mouthwatering finish to dominant cassis fruits. The challenges of 2014 in this corner of Bordeaux are evident though, with a slight dip through the mid palate, before heading to an earthy, black tea finish. Pere Verge owner.

drinking window 2024 - 2036

date of review 02/2024

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Merlot Cabernet Franc

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13%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.