95pts Vinous
The 2021 Gazin is a dark, ample wine. Layers of dark fruit, leather, licorice, smoke, tobacco and spice unfurl in the glass. Broad and powerful, the 2021 is super-impressive in this tasting. If there is a name to watch in Pomerol, it is Gazin. - Antonio Galloni, December 2023
94pts James Suckling
Black berries and black plums on the nose with some tobacco leaf, graphite and bitter chocolate. It’s focused on the palate, with firm tannins that melt and relax into the black fruit. Medium-bodied and well-structured. Mineral at the end. Try from 2025.
92pts Decanter
This is lifted, bright and high toned. There's some energy here with tannins that are fine but have bite and tang and support the expression and coat the mouth in grippy saltiness. A good effort this year, not trying too hard. Mouthwatering but cool and crisp with a lovely weight and frame and flavours of blueberry, liquorice, flint and dried herbs.
92pts The Wine Independent
The 2021 Gazin is deep garnet-purple in color. After a little shaking, it wakes up to reveal notes of fresh blackberries and black raspberries plus hints of licorice, sassafras, and black truffle. The medium-bodied palate is plush and juicy, with well-knit freshness and a savory finish.
91pts Jane Anson
Tomato leaf and subtle campfire smoke on the aromatics, bright medium intensity ruby red colour, this starts off well with red cherry and raspberry fruits but rose stem, anis and tannic grip keep things on austere. On the serious side, but that is entirely within the house style of this classical Pomerol estate.
90pts Jeb Dunnuck
Juicy red and black fruits, gravelly earth, crushed stone, and chocolate notes all emerge from the 2021 Château Gazin, a nicely concentrated, slightly foursquare effort that has ripe yet building tannins, good mid-palate depth, and outstanding length. Give it 2-3 years to gain some elegance, and it should drink nicely over the following decade.
90pts Vinous
The 2021 Gazin has a well-defined bouquet with slightly earthy black fruit, touches of tobacco and graphite coming through with time-not powerful, but there is nice cohesion here. The palate is medium-bodied with a graphite-infused entry. The 2021 is light on its feet, a nimble Pomerol with a fresh sapid, seaweed-tinged finish. It's worth seeking out for those in search of traditional Bordeaux, albeit not a long-term runner. - Neal Martin, November 2023
History
The Chateau Gazin vineyards cover 64.2 acres in a single lot, with 56.8 acres under vines, located on the renowned clay-gravel plateau of Pomerol. The estate can produce up to 100,000 bottles a year. A second AOC Pomerol wine "l’Hospitalet de Gazin", was created in 1986 in order to reserve the best of the harvest for Chateau Gazin.
The grapes are fermented in small cement vats. The wine is aged for 18 months in oak barrels (50% new) according to the Bordeaux tradition: malolactic fermentation in casks, rackings to separate the fine wine from the lees, fining with egg whites and, if necessary, light filtration.
