2021, Château Gazin, POMEROLBordeaux Blend: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot. Situated right next door to Ptrus on the Pomerol plateau. This year Gazin is 100% Merlot produced from an extremely low yield of 18 hl ha. Bright purple colour. The nose is very pure with fresh plums and the slightest hint of spice. The palate shows its 100% Merlot with silky, rounded fruit and moderate but refreshing acidity. Compact but soft, this supple Pomerol has a fresh finish that

narrowing through the palate

with lively acids and ripe

with contrast and freshness provided by orange zest and slate

The 2022 Calon-Ségur is another superb wine from this historic Saint-Estèphe third growth that began a comprehensive renaissance the better part of a decade ago

dark black berries and perfumed touches with minty freshness and chocolate

raspberry and plum fruit time to expand in the mouth as the acidity gives a mouthwatering aspect

giving a depth of ripe blackcurrants but juicy

Persistent

Sculpted red purplish fruit

45% of production in the Grand Vin

Fluctuating temperatures over April

A more deeply pitched and markedly earthier nose reveals notes of both red and dark currant along with a hint of the sauvage