Chateau Le Gay是法國波爾多Pomerol村的一家知名酒莊,它和另一家著名的Ch. Lafleur在18世紀時都同屬一個大莊園Le Manoir de Gay的一部分,後來1872年一個Greloud家族買下這個大莊園,並分給兒子們才分開成Le Gay和La Fleur。幾經波折,1946年一對姐妹Thérèse和Marie Robin又同時繼承了Le Gay和La Fleur;她們終生未嫁,將一生的心力全都投注這兩家酒莊上,在她們的手上經營了這兩家酒莊60多年!
Le Gay的葡萄園只有10.5公頃大,位於Pomerol產區的最高處Le Plateau Argileux台地上,緊鄰Chateau Lafleur和Chateau Petrus,種植的品種是高達90% 的Merlot和10 % Cabernet Franc,平均樹齡高達50歲以上。在Michel Rolland的指導下,葡萄採收後會經過低溫浸皮3到5天,發酵後在全新橡木桶中培養熟成18個月左右。年產量非常稀少,平均大約1200箱。其酒質特色是豐富集中、圓潤細膩,名列Pomerol最頂尖的酒莊,而價格相對平實許多。
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. It will not improve further, but it will hold strong for a few years yet.
WA:92 Drink Date: 2016 - 2026