One of the best Le Gays in years. Full-bodied and polished with superfine tannins. Layered. Goes on for minutes. - March 2017

One of the most underrated wines from the Pomerol 'plateau'. Sultry, smoky nose, dark fruit and a little exotic spice - very 2000 in style! Densely packed palate, chock full of ripe dark fruit and a real juiciness to the mid palate. Mineral and clean on the finish which is long and bright. - April 2017

In a vintage in which so many wines are flashy, the 2016 Le Gay is sculpted, precise and full of nuance. Inky blue/purplish fruit, lavender, violet and licorice open up nicely, but it is the wine's translucence and sense of understatement that make it one of the most compellingly delicious Pomerols of the year. Michel Rolland consults. Tasted two times. - vinous.com, April 2017

The 2016 Le Gay has an impressive bouquet of intense black cherry, raspberry, black truffle and smoke aromas that waft temptingly from the glass. The palate is rounded on the entry, and supple, caressing and fleshy in the mouth, offering mocha-tinged red fruit, tobacco and a splash of white pepper toward the quite persistent finish. Very fine, though I suspect the 2015 will be a notch better in the long run. - vinous.com, Jan 2019

Very expressive, this nearly gushes with warm blueberry, plum and blackberry reduction notes while chocolate and melted licorice flavors fill in the background. Has fruit to burn, but might just be a bit shy on spine for the longer haul. - James Molesworth (WineSpectator.com, April 2017)