The 2021 Gazin is a fine effort, unfurling in the glass with aromas of sweet red berries, cherries, plums, incense and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's rather rich and elegantly muscular in the context of the vintage, with a deep core of fruit, powdery tannins and bright acids. Mildew pressure combined with wet conditions that made it impossible to enter the vineyard with tractors delivered low yields of only 18 hectoliters per hectare, and the grand vin is entirely Merlot this year.
William Kelley, April 2022

Plenty of fruits here, although a little sombre, majoring on redcurrant, blackcurrant, hawthorn, rose stem and touches of white truffle to give a gourmet kiss on the finish. Always a serious, structured Pomerol, and it makes it extremely severe in a vintage like 2021.
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux, May 2022

The 2021 Gazin has a harmonious, defined bouquet of red and black fruit laced with black truffle and well-integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly tough tannins on the entry. A much more linear Gazin compared to recent vintages, leading to a sapid finish. It pulls up a bit short now, but it should fill out during élevage.
Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2022

I was optimistic for the 2021 Gazin in barrel, but that optimism hasn't been realized in bottle. Offering up aromas of minty blackberries and herbs, it's medium-bodied, firm and astringent, with a bitter, mouth-puckering, discreetly metallic finish. Time may be kind to it, but only gamblers would test that hypothesis.

100% Merlot. Fragrant – almost a masterclass in right-bank Merlot. Sleek and fresh. Really refreshing and nicely balanced. Quite a surprise after all those spindly left-bank 2021s! Not big or concentrated but a very good drink. (JR)

100% Merlot. Cask sample. A little dull aromatically but supple fruit on the palate as well as assertive tannins. Dry and chewy on the finish. Is there enough fruit to cope with the tannins? (JL)