Château La Croix de Gay Château La Croix de Gay

ready and in the correct place for consumption. great value.

2009 vintage

Decanted an hour beforehand in a wide bottom decant and made a huge difference. Really opened up

2009 vintage

Bricking at rim, deep core, mulled fruit, ‘warm’, iodine, classical; rich fruitcake, plush, some grip on mid-palate; vigorous finish. Long. The Now & next decade.

2009 vintage

Vanilla on the nose right on opening. Decanted over several hours and got better and better. typical red berries. This is very good.

2009 vintage

Great, great vintage Great AOC Very good producer. No surprise, that this wine is simply so delicious. 2 hours in the decanter, it could be 3, because acidity is still so vivid and fresh. Sweet aromas of plum, black cherry, dark chocolate, but on the other hand red cherry, forest, flowers, vanilla ( so good). The taste is bright, fresh, and energetic. Ripe red cherry and red currant, sweet spice, herbs, milk chocolate and vanilla again. Long finish with perfect …

2009 vintage

Tommy and Olga - wedding

2009 vintage

Notes made after 3hrs Dark only colour. Graphite nose. Small berries and raisins on the palate. Noticeably acidity and still some tannins. Good long finish but not sure this has the fruit to balance it out for the long haul.

2009 vintage

Bert's pension party part 2; Bordeaux (@ BV) : The first thing to notice is that this wine is fully mature and needs to be drunk now (or next year). So a confirmation of my previous notes. Creamy bouquet with vanilla and other sweet spices, beautiful oak and the same on the palate. Red berries, round and creamy, some pleasant stable impressions, very juicy and a good length.

2009 vintage

Opened and tried right away but gets better after an hour. The nose is lightly perfumed, and the color is deep red. The palate is mature with berries, a little pencil, fruit intact, and some tannins that are almost resolved. I remember a few years back that it had shut down but it's now 'open for business'. It's a great right bank Pomerol but I wouldn't keep it much longer as raisin started to come through after an hour.

2009 vintage

The Four Seasons Tasting 2006 Bordeaux First Growths (Aubergine Restaurant) : Served in Magnum. Blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. A deep ruby to garnet rim, the bouquet feels rustic and a with some Brett notes. Roasted herbs, cola tonic and some red fruits peek through however. Medium-bodied, the wine opens with a strong cherry elements and moves to smoky, mineral qualities before displaying dense firm but fine tannins. A long poised finish closes with plenty of sweet …

2009 vintage

Académie des Cinquante Claret Tasting (Restaurant Rijsel, Amsterdam, NL) : Tasted blind. Develops a lovely nose of earth and truffle, mature but lively, grippy tannins, dry but perfumed finish. Classic Pomerol character. Tasting blind, I thought this was Gazin. Which is a compliment.

2009 vintage

Nice lingering after taste with the great softness of Pomerol. Complimenting the softness just the right amount of Tannins. Many years left 94

2009 vintage

This is in a good place. Brief decant and enjoy. Still youthful and bright. Red berries and cassis on the palate.

2009 vintage

Brettanomices are in bouquet and taste, it is more distinctive than fruit

2009 vintage

Drinking well right now. Full bodied with tobacco and forward berry/cherry fruit. Present yet soft tannins. Quite floral.

2009 vintage

Very nice!

2009 vintage

With two close friends a relaxed afternoon with some Bordeaux (@ My place) : See also my last year’s note. Again a quite developed impression and sediment in the glass. In the bouquet soft red berries and cinnamon. Same on the palate. Good acidity and a pleasant touch of sweetness. Very good wine which is in its maturity stage and will probably stay on that level for another year or two.

2009 vintage

Kathy BD

2009 vintage

Ready to go. Smooth tannins. Cassis on the palate.

2009 vintage

This bottle followed an '82 de Pez, which was drinking exceptionally well, so a hard act to follow. Rich vanilla oak upon opening, which gradually gave way to violets, plum, and bay leaf. Smooth and silky, with medium body and silky tannins. I think this will hold and improve for another decade as it develops secondary characteristics, but it is quite enjoyable now.

2009 vintage

An easy afternoon with close friends (@ My place) : Slightly garnet rim. In the bouquet cigar, autumn impressions and stable smells. On the palate chocolate, good acidity, some sweetness, slightly sticky tannin and a good length. Beautiful wine, but this bottle was more developed than expected.

2009 vintage

This starts showing signs of age and I like it. Spices and pencil shavings, good structure and body. Glad I’m cellaring 3 more bottles.

2009 vintage

2009 Bordeaux 10 years in the bottle 2-day horizontal; 6/23/2019-6/24/2019 (Fribourg) : Part of a grand Bordeaux 2009 tasting spanning 2 days that revealed 1) a right bank struggling with overripe fruit and overwhelming tannins, 2) wide spreak between top performers and laggards, 3) left bank, and especially Margaux, outshone the right bank cousins, 4) Top wines: Palmer, Margaux, Cheval Blanc, Vieux Chateau Certan. Tasting note: Red fruit and herbal. Decent wine overall but nothing out of the ordinary to …

2009 vintage

Quite straightforward really. This is a very drinkable modern bordeaux but not much to justify the 30 euro price tag I paid on release. Drinkable now but may perhaps gain complexity with bottle age.

2009 vintage

Strong purple colour with no hint of age at the rim. Good plummy / dark but sweet fruited nose with some iron and herbs as well. On the palate, reasonable structure, but still carrying some plushness until the grip on the finish comes through. Pleasure drinking this now, but I'd recommend holding for a few years more before opening.

2009 vintage

Blackcurrant, cedar and violets on the nose. Black fruits, oak, pencil lead, well balanced acid and tannins, a dry finish of coffee with some floral notes.

2009 vintage

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