Chateau La Croix De Gay AOC Pomerol 2022 (750ml)

Château La Croix de Gay 2022 is a Pomerol wine made from a 4.2-hectare vineyard planted on Günzian gravel and Mindel gravel on clay.  Budburst at the end of March – beginning of April preceded an early frost episode (nights of 2 to 4 April) which affected the vineyard by 30 to 35%.  The vegetative cycle was marked by sunny, hot and dry conditions. A warm month of May advanced an even flowering, preceded a summer punctuated by heat waves, offset by thunderstorms. The earliest harvest in the history of the estate began on 6 September and took place under exceptional conditions.   

The grapes were hand-picked, vatted for 34 to 35 days with malolactic fermentation being partly carried out in barrels. The wine then aged in barrels (50% new, 50% from one wine).   The final blend is made up of 89% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc.