2016 Château Vray Croix de Gay
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This is a well put together wine with succulent fruit, depth and balance. The nose is subtly aromatic with dark fruit, mint and liquorice notes. The palate is smoothly textured, the tannins very fine. Overall, it is both serious and seductive with the sort of benchmark elegance the château would like to repeat
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The 2016 Vray Croix de Gay is deep, sumptuous and opulent to the core. Inky blue/purplish fruit, crème de cassis, mint, sage, lavender and hard candy give the 2016 its sweet, unctuous personality. Even with all of its intensity, the 2016 possesses striking detail and nuance. This is an especially flamboyant style, but it all works beautifully. The 2016 has been absolutely fabulous on the three occasions I have tasted it so far.
A tangy and minerally red with a salty, chalky character under the...
This is a well put together wine with succulent fruit, depth and balance. The nose is subtly aromatic with dark fruit, mint and liquorice notes. The palate is smoothly textured, the tannins very fine. Overall, it is both serious and seductive with the sort of benchmark elegance the château would like to repeat.