En Primeur 2022 New Release: Château Le Gay
Bordeaux Index
23 June 2023
Innovative, questioning, ambitious, but always with a strong belief in the traditions and fundamental style of Pomerol, Le Gay has for some years been a serious favourite of ours.
A wine which burst onto the BI scene in the 2015 vintage when we sold virtually the entire UK allocation of this tiny, 1500-2000-case property, Le Gay has continued to make strides in quality.
“A step up over the 2020, the 2022 Château Le Gay brings more richness and depth.” - Jeb Dunnuck
“The 2022 Le Gay is wonderfully aromatic and nuanced from the first impression” - Antonio Galloni
“A juicy and polished Le Gay” - James Suckling
This beautiful, bijou Pomerol which sits just to the north of Lafleur (and indeed which was formerly owned by the same family) was brought back to life by the late Catherine Pere-Verge and has since been run her son Henri Parente. Innovative, questioning, ambitious, but always with a strong belief in the traditions and fundamental style of Pomerol, under Parente, Le Gay has for some years been a serious favourite of ours. A new gravity-fed cellar was completed in 2002, and all plots are vinified in new oak barrels (while the second wine is vinified in cement vats). This new 2022 is clearly something very special.