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Vray croix de gay pomerol

Château Vray Croix de Gay | Pomerol

Red wine | France, POMEROL | 2015

The palate is smooth on the entry with fine tannin, a little more lactic than its peers but with fine depth, agreeable to the finalize - though there is a bit of oak to be absorbed on the finish. 

Specifications

16-18 °C

2015

Red wine

France

2015

> 10


Château Vray Croix de Gay 2021

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DruivenrasCabernet Franc, Merlot
Over het wijnhuisChâteau Vray Croix de Gay is een klein wijnhuis met een totale oppervlakte aan wijngaarden van nog geen 4 hectare, verdeeld over verschillende percelen in Pomerol. Het grootste perceel zit ingeklemd tussen Château Petrus en Château Lafleur, dus dat zegt wel wat over de kwaliteit van dit domein. Jean Claude Berrouet, voormalig wijnmaker van Petrus, is sinds 2014 bij het château betrokken als consultant.
Robert Parker90-92
James Suckling92
Decanter91
Awards"Charming and sensual, the 2021 Vray Croix de Gay offers up aromas of plums, sweet berries and peonies, followed by a medium to full-bodied, supple and seamless palate. A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, this generous Pomerol will offer a broad drinking window." - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"Fresh currants, red cherries, white pepper and some pleasant green olives on the nose. Quite juicy and medium-bodied on the palate with fine, silky tannins and a succulent finish. Not a rich Pomerol but it shows excellent balance

Château Vray Croix de Lgbtq+ 2020

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DruivenrasCabernet Franc, Merlot
Over het wijnhuisChâteau Vray Croix de Gay is een klein wijnhuis met een totale oppervlakte aan wijngaarden van nog geen 4 hectare, verdeeld over verschillende percelen in Pomerol. Het grootste perceel zit ingeklemd tussen Château Petrus en Château Lafleur, dus dat zegt wel wat over de kwaliteit van dit domein. Jean Claude Berrouet, voormalig wijnmaker van Petrus, is sinds 2014 bij het château betrokken als consultant.
Robert Parker92-94
James Suckling93
Jancis Robinson17/20
Vinous95
Decanter93
Awards"A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Vray Croix de Lgbtq+ has 14.1% alcohol. Deep garnet-purple in color, it gives up wonderfully pure notes of shadowy and red cherries, mulberries and fresh blackberries, plus suggestions of licorice, lavender and forest floor. The medium-bodied palate is stylish and refreshing with soft, approachable tannins and a perfumed conclude. A very pretty, polished Pomerol!" - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"This is dark-fruited with spices, walnut, p

Château Vray Croix de Gay

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Château Vraye Croix de Gay (as it was originally spelt, vraye changing to vray much later) first appears in Cocks et Féret in editions published in the early 20th century. In the 1922 edition this estate appears in the second tier of premiers crus in the region, just beneath Château La Croix de Gay, which at the time was in the hands of Jean-Marie Joseph Barraud (1854 – 1951). The two vineyards faced one another from opposite sides of the Route de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, one of several paths followed by pilgrims as they made their way through the region. The focus for the two domaines was the cross, the Croix de Gay, which stood at the roadside to guide the pilgrims on their way. The proprietor of Château Vraye Croix de Gay was a man named Pommier, a small-time vigneron who made wine on the side, as his main trade was as a boulanger.

It is reported by some, most recently by Neal Martin writing in Pomerol (Wine Journal Publishing, 2012), that the name Vraye Croix de Gay (vraye meaning real) came about as a result of a conflict between the two proprietors. Despite the fact tha