LE GAY [POMEROL] 2006 750ML

Drinking beautifully, with a mature profile of red and black cherries, currants, iron, leafy herbs, and chocolate, the 2006 Château Le Gay is medium-bodied, has a supple, elegant mouthfeel, and soft, integrated tannins. This classy, layered, incredibly satisfying Pomerol is clearly mature, yet it holds up nicely with air, delivering a terrific core of sweet fruit and outstanding length.

Tasted at the château, the 2006 Le Gay has an intriguing, attractive bouquet with secondary aromas of truffle and dried blood, an almost ferrous verging on animally aroma that renders it a little rustic compared to other vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, savory in the mouth with a touch of bacon fat infusing the red fruit, just a touch of dryness perhaps on the finish, but this is still a great Le Gay that has the structure to suggest it will give another 15 years of pleasure.