Château Le Gay 2018 – Pomerol

The nose is fresh, fruity, racy and offers a small power as well as a certain intensity. It reveals notes of Boysen berry, cherry, small notes of small crushed red berries, violet associated with small blue fruits, iris, lilac as well as hitns of liquorice, camphor, hazelnut, a very discreet hint of tobacco and vanilla. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, full of precision and offers a juicy/mineral frame, a good definition, a beautiful definition, elegance as well as a beautiful fine/unctuous matter, delicacy and a fine aerial side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of bright cassis, blackberry, small notes of plum associated with touches of raspberry, small red berries as well as discreet hints of nutmeg, vanilla, hazelnut, a very discreet hint of iris, almond and a fresh vanilla pod. Tannins are well-built. An imperceptible saline hint (in the background) and sapidity (on the finish).