Area under vines: 24 hectares
Soils: Limestone and iron dross
Average age of the vines: 35 years
Production: 70 000 bottles a year
Ageing: in 50% new oak for 18 months
Grape varieties:
Second wine: L’Hospitalet de Gazin
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The 2015 Gazin has a fragrant bouquet of blackberry, briary and truffle; a whiff of bonfire smoke emerges with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, quite edgy and tensile with a fresh, graphite and tobacco-laced finish that is classic in style. Superb, if missing the same horsepower of 12 months ago. This might well be closing down. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. Mid ruby. Distinctively spicy and energetic on the nose. Not ultra-heavy but with some drive. Already evolving a bit, so with only a medium charge of tannins for a 2015. Sweet ink is the overriding impression.
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2042
"Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Gazin is scented of baked plums, Christmas cake, mincemeat and plum preserves with hints of chocolate box, coffee, tapenade and smoked meats. Medium to full-bodied with mouth-filling baked berries and savory layers, it has firm, chewy tannins and a long finish."
Anticipated maturity: 2020-2040
