Château Gazin Rocquencourt Pessac-Leognan Rouge
WHY WE LOVE IT
- The Graves are a harmonious mix of quartz and quartzites in ochre, white, red and pink, jasper, agatoids, silex, lydiens, and more. These soils offer different possibilities to the nature of the wines.
- The Cabernet develops wonderfully in the gravelly soils, expressing its powerful and complex personality, enrobing a dark cloak around red wines, a powerful structure with firm tannins, giving them an incomparable aptitude during aging.
- The Merlot, offsets the inclemency of the Cabernet Sauvignon thanks to its directness and its developed fruity flavor, thus bringing a degree of suppleness.
Varietal Composition: Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot
Elaboration:
Tasting Notes: Deep and intense bright purple. Aromas full of finesse with perfumes arising from crushed berries, pulp, mature fruits, as well as vanilla, grilled almonds and smoke. Fleshy on the pallet, thick, containing tannins which are generally very mature and concentrated. A little firm, occasionally austere in their youth. The wines soften with age, as fruit tannins merge with oak, bringing openness and a smooth texture, a lot of boldness and spicy flavors. They leave a long lasting supple taste and a velvety richness.
PRESS
2014 – 93 Vinous | 92 James Suckling | 90 Wine Spectator | 90 Decanter
2015 – 93 James Suckling | 90 Robert Parker
2016 – 94 Vinous | 93 James Suckling | 91 Wine Spectator
2017 – 92 James Suckling | 91 Robert Parker | 89-91 Jeb Dunnuck
2018 – 94 Wine Enthusiast | 92 James Suckling | 88-90 Robert Parker | 88-90 Jeb Dunnuck
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
Established in the 17th century, Château Gazin Rocquencourt’s origins go back to the Middle Ages. It is reputed to be one of the oldest wine estates in the commune of Léognan. The elegant mansion was built in 1660. A historic property in Pessac-Léognan, it has been noted in the renowned Féret guides since 1874 for the quality of its wines and its terroir, situated on a superb gravelly hilltop in Léognan. The property was originally known as “Château Gazen et Bourbon”, and then “Château Gazin” until 1995 when it took on its current name of Château Gazin Rocquencourt.