1975 CHÂTEAU LA CROIX DE GAY 1975

Information on the vintage 1975 red Bordeaux: Unquestionably better than the three prededing vintage and certainly interesting, not to say challenging. The summer heat and the dryness, whilst helping the sugar content, thickened the skins. It resulted in wines of good fruit with high alcohol content, dark colour and high tannins. It was, still is, the latter which has caused the controversy.

(06-2011) Tasted at the chateau magnum, this 1975 has a broody, more introspective nose compared to earlier vintages with tertiary aromas, leather, cooked meats and a touch of iron rust, but it begins to open up with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a harmonious entry, good acidity with gentle but insistent grip in the mouth. Quite typical of a -75 Pomerol: masculine, a little saline with a slightly austere finish.