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Cellar/Tasting Notes
Gazin's superb vineyards (90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc), the most extensive of Pomerol's best growths, cover a single, contiguous block stretching across 70 acres of which 60 are planted in vines. These thrive in a clay and gravel soil which covers a subsoil of "crasse de fer", an iron-rich layer, and produce a wine appreciated for its finesse, elegance and equilibrium, harmoniously supported by a vigorous structure which lends the wine superior longevity. Viticulture and vinification are carried out traditionally; no chemical herbicides are used, grapes are harvested by hand, fermentation is in lined concrete vats, followed by ageing in barriques. |