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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2025 Le Gay is classy, elegant and polished. The purity of the fruit is just remarkable. I also sense a lighter hand with regards to extraction and oak, which really helps convey more Pomerol character while still exalting fruit. This is a sublime Le Gay. Yields were a minuscule 19 hectoliters per hectare. The 2025 underwent 12 days of cold soak followed by alcoholic fermentation in barrel, using indigenous yeast developed at the château, for about 15 days. Floral overtones perfume the finish. This is sublime stuff. Tasted two times. 04/2026

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2025 Le Gay has a well-defined bouquet with bright blackberry and cassis fruit, orange sorbet and light floral scents emerging with time. The palate is quite muscular and grippy on entry. Black fruit, a healthy dose of cracked black pepper, quite linear and strict towards the finish. It feels just slightly disjointed at the moment but it should knit together in barrel, though a second bottle showed better, exhibiting more bite and minéralité on the finish. 05/2026

97

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur rouge sombre, aux reflets noirs. Nez très aromatique, au fruité mûr et subtil. Fond d'épices à l'agitation du verre. Gras dès l'entrée en bouche, avec du volume au milieu et une chair douce qui caresse le palais, le vin évolue profond, long, en se tramant subtilement dans la persistance, sans cesse parfumé. Assemblage : 85 % Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Franc. Degré d'alcool : 14° - pH : 3,65 (jamais aussi bas). Rendement : 19 hl/ha. Vendanges : du 2 au 15 septembre avant l'orage du 20. 04/2026

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James Suckling

James Suckling

A tight and polished red with delicacy and finesse I have not seen often. It’s medium-bodied with freshness and brightness. Fine tannins. 04/2026