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Croix de Gay 2010

Pomerol

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Tasting Notes

The 2010 La Croix de Gay has a very Burgundian bouquet with lifted red cherries, wild strawberry and minerals all wonderfully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with tense, very fine and almost filigree tannins. There is a wonderful symmetry and poise to this La Croix de Gay the finest I have tasted in recent years (despite the turbulent background story of its division.) Bravo.

Score: 92

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 March 2013

Tasted at the Syndicat de Pomerol. This has a generous bouquet with some attractive earthy notes and just the right amount of herbaceous character. The palate is full-bodied with grippy ripe tannins, the oak a little disjointed at the moment but will hopefully coalesce by the time of bottling. This may warrant a higher mark after bottling. Tasted April 2011. (89-91+ Points)

Score: 89 - 91

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 29 April 2011

The blend is 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, and it has turned out well in 2010, producing a richly fruity, elegant style of Pomerol with loads of berry fruit, cedar wood and roasted herbs as well as hints of coffee bean and cedar. Rich, medium to full-bodied , but never losing its finesse (which is usually the style of La Croix de Gay), this wine should drink nicely for up to 15 years. The 25-acre vineyard produces wine with the assistance of Michel Rolland. Dr. Alain Raynaud has sold his interest to his sister, and part of the vineyard was actually sold to Chateau L'Evangile.

Score: 91

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2028 01 February 2013

A bigger, more structured and intense La Croix de Gay than usual (this is generally a more elegant, finesse-styled Pomerol), the medium to full-bodied 2010 possesses an opaque ruby/purple color along with surprising intensity and copious aromas of berry fruit intermixed with vanillin, mocha and earth. Given the wine’s tannic structure and size, I would cellar it for 4-5 years and drink it over the following 15-20 years.

Score: 89 - 91

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 04 May 2011

Dark purple. Very sweet and plush - almost chocolatey with just a hint of greenness on the finish. Quite chewy on the end. Lots of pleasure even if not 100% complete. Sweet and just slightly simple.

Score: 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2016-2024 15 April 2011

Pretty red berry fruit. Aromatically a touch Burgundian. Medium to full-bodied, round and sweet-fruited. Tannins firm. Alcohol shows.

Score: 16

Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2016-2025 01 April 2011