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Château Vray Croix de Gay
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2022
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Deeply colored, the wine opens with flowers, black raspberries, herbs, cocoa, and plums in the nose. The palate is fresh, vibrant, and most importantly, silky, with its layers of sweet, ripe, soft, cherries, plums, and wet earth. There is a nice touch of powdered cocoa that comes in on the end-note. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc, 14.5% ABV. This is the first vintage produced entirely by the team that also own Calon Segur. Drink from 2025-2042. 92-94 Pts. 2,266 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Medium-bodied, bright, fresh, elegant, and accessible, what the wine lacks in depth, it makes up for with its refined character, silky tannins, and bright, vibrant, almost, crisp, red fruits on the mid-palate, and in the finish. This should be good to go on release. The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2024-2040. 331 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Soft-textured, chocolate-covered plums, licorice and sweet, black cherries show quite well on the nose and in the lush, polished, silky, dark-edged, plummy palate with a touch of chocolate that comes in on the endnote. The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2024-2042. 91-93 1,642 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Another 2020 gem that has vastly improved during its barrel aging, the wine already expresses its flowers, licorice, cocoa, plums and espresso nose. On the palate, the wine is silky, plush, elegant and fresh, with layers of supple, creamy fruits with an exotic touch of citrus that comes in at the back of the finish. Drink from 2024-2045. 1,373 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Holding a lot in reserve, the wine is ripe, round, plummy and fresh, yet reserved. Medium bodied, soft and with chocolate overtones, you can drink this young, or age it for more complexity. 89-91 Pts 2,545 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Quite floral, with red pit fruits, spice, earth and assorted forest leaves. Elegant, silky, soft and polished. Medium-bodied, fresh and focused on the sweetness and purity in the fruits, the wine leaves you with freshness, and energy in the silky, cherry, plum, cocoa and espresso filled finish. 92-94 Pts 2,727 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
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2018
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Truffle, cocoa, cherry and juicy plums start the show. Soft and silky with a nice polish to the tannins and freshness to the fruit, the wine finishes with chocolate covered cherries and earthy, dark pit fruits. 92-94 Pts 2,087 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Silky, soft and smooth with chocolate dusted, black cherries on the nose and palate, you'll also find licorice and floral notes adding complexity to the medium bodied, earthy, juicy character. 2,272 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Medium bodied, silky, elegant and earthy, with just enough cocoa and roses to make it sing Pomerol, the wine hits the spot when you are seeking a sensuous experience in a glass 3,096 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Luxurious textures, fresh, sweet black plum, earth, cocoa and licorice are all over the place. Rich and with silky tannins, this is the best wine I've tasted from Vray Croix de Gay. 3,776 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Plush, polished and loaded with sweet ripe, dark, red cherries, plums, espresso, dark chocolate and licorice, the tannins are silky, the fruit is ripe and the finish serves up black cherry, plum and bitter chocolate. This is the best wine ever produced from the estate. 2,949 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2018Medium/full bodied, plush soft and forward, the wine offers ripe, dark, red cherries, plums, bitter chocolate, licorice and earthy complexities. There is richness and round textured, ripe, dark red fruits and cocoa in the finish. 2,802 Views Tasted Feb 17, 2018 |
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2014
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Plumy, medium-bodied, soft and fresh with a ripe, plum, earth and smooth, chocolate dusted, black cherry finish. 89-91 Pts 2,405 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2015 |
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2013
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
This medium-bodied wine has a light black cherry, oak and earthy personality with sandy tannins in the cherry finish. 87-89 Pts 2,348 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2014 |
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2012
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Medium bodied, soft textured and showing a sweet and tart, olive, licorice and red and black plum finish. 3,883 Views Tasted May 16, 2015Rich aromas of chocolate-covered blackberries and flowers, silky tannins and a supple, ripe, fruit-filled finish make this the best vintage of Vray Crox de Croix produced yet! 91-93 Pts 3,194 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2013 |
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2011
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Earth, chocolate and dark cherry with supple textures and good concentration on ripe, sweet black plums in the finish. 89-90 Pts 3,163 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2012 |
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2010
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Vray Croix de Gay The property increased the percentage of Cabernet Franc in the wine to 25% from 10% starting with the 2010 vintage. The remainder is Merlot. Showing deep color, floral, chocolate, jammy black raspberry and earthy scents open to a medium/full bodied wine that’s filled with round, supple blackberry and ripe plums. 90-91 Pts 2,749 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2011 |
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2009
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
From a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, aromas of tobacco, black plum and earth are easy to find. This medium bodied Pomerol wine feels soft and round on the palate ending in a cocoa and spicy plum finish. This will drink well young. 3,785 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2012 |
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2008
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
08 Château Vrai Croix de Gay is medium bodied and shows some red and black fruit on the nose. The finish is slightly marred by a hint of unripe flavors at the end. 86-89 Pts 3,858 Views Tasted Jul 30, 2009 |
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2006
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Fully developed, round, plummy, earthy, dark cherry-filled, soft-textured wine with good freshness and fruit in the finish that is ready for its prime time consumption. The finish is a bit strict, which stops my score from going higher. 2,174 Views Tasted Sep 10, 2020 |
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2005
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Medium bodied, fully mature, this old school Pomerol shows black cherries and earthy qualities, but it lacks supple qualities and complexities. 3,742 Views Tasted Nov 29, 2014 |
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2001
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Medium bodied, fully mature, with an earthy, fresh, red plum, cherry and espresso core. The wine requires drinking over the next 5 years or so, to get the most from its soft, textured fruits. 2,822 Views Tasted Oct 25, 2016 |
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2000
Château Vray Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Fully mature, it seems like this is just about ready to begin its slow decline, yet, you can still find ample, soft, earthy, sweet, fresh plums, cherry, cocoa and truffle, leaf and herbal notes with a gentle, elegantly textured, medium-bodied finish. 2,193 Views Tasted Aug 24, 2021 |
