Chateau Gazin Pomerol 2010 (750ml)

Sweet, dense black cherry and blackberry flavors punctu ated by smoky mushroom, liquorice and new oak notes carry into this wine's layered, concentrated palate, which is set in a steely yet ripe tannic structure.

Château Gazin wines are a very typical product of the Pomerol terroir. Their lavish richness offers a wide aromatic range of black and red fruits which harmonises with their intense purple or garnet color. They also frequently offer hints of mint, plum, chocolate, coffee or liquorice, a bouquet of almond, toast, tobacco and vanilla. Maturity gives them a nose of spices, truffles, undergrowth and gamey scents: fur, leather...

This sports some power, with dark fig, plum and blackberry fruit, but still stays silky, with perfumy black tea gliding in on the finish. A lacing of iron shows some strength as well. ?James Molesworth,