Château Gazin Rocquencourt rouge 2012
Bordeaux
Red
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Drink or Keep
91/100
Robert Parker
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92/100
Gilbert & Gaillard
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16/20
RVF
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15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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90/100
Wine Spectator
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1*Étoile
Hachette
"In red, the 2012 (50/50 cabernet-sauvignon and merlot) is of an excellent level. It offers a very pleasant gourmand substance on slightly sweet tannins and a tasty finish. Truly delicious in this complicated vintage" (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2016 - RVF) (Delivery in wooden case for all orders of 6 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery method).
Features
Estate
Château Gazin Rocquencourt
Vintage
2012
Designation
Pessac-Léognan
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot
Terroirs
Dry clayey gravel soils on a subsoil of clayey gravel and shell limestone
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks
Breeding
15 months in oak barrels (40% new wood)
Alcohol content
13,5%
Tasting & pairing
Nose
Complex and powerful, with fruity, mineral, smoky and toasty aromas.
Mouth
Smooth attack. Elegant, refined tannic structure. Power and richness. Good length.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
2 hours before
Drink from
2018
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with duck confit, leg of lamb, beef stew...
Château Gazin Rocquencourt
Pessac-Léognan
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 15.5/20 (Very good wine)
Domain rated (2019 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the wine:
Rich, powerful nose, intensely fruity, with hints of licorice and violets, dense, tasty, expressive, long on the palate, with lovely harmony and freshness. A well-balanced, charming wine with good ageing potential.
About the domain :
Like Malartic-Lagravière, this property has belonged to the Bonnie family since 2006, and is run separately from the Cru Classé. With 22 hectares in the heart of the Léognan vineyards, including 19 in red, it has great potential, which has expressed itself well in recent vintages. The current style tends to favor freshness and suppleness, not without charm. It has become a must-have of the appellation.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2016 guide) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
Domain rated (guide 2018) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
a complex, racy bouquet of ripe red fruit, cedar, licorice and smoke; a very supple, warm, velvety palate, backed by silky tannins and fine oak.
About the domain :
Established since the 17th century on a beautiful clay gravel hillside, this 20-hectare cru was acquired in 2006 by Alexandre Bonnie, owner of Malartic-Lagravière. The technical teams of this classified growth have been following his progress, restructuring the vineyard and equipping it with new equipment. Cultivated according to an approach similar to organic farming, it is surrounded by meadows, flowering fallows, woods and hedges.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2015 guide) 91/100 (Outstanding wine)
Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2016 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Domain rated (2019 guide) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the wine:
In red, the 2012 (50/20 Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot) is of an excellent level. It offers a very pleasant gourmet texture with slightly sweet tannins and a delicious finish. Truly delicious in this complicated vintage!
About the domain :
This Léognan cru was totally unknown until it was bought out in 2005 by the Bonnie family, who also own the Malartic-Lagravière cru classé. Véronique Bonnie-Laplane, Séverine and Jean-Jacques Bonnie are responsible for the spectacular revival of this beautiful terroir of clay and gravel. In less than ten years, the red wines have reached an excellent level of quality, with a deep, sensual, flattering style and an often opulent woodiness. In 2010, 100% Sauvignon Blanc was created, and the first vintages were quite convincing. Now more than just an outsider to Pessac-Léognan, Gazin-Rocquencourt is a mature cru with everything it takes to make further progress.
Wine Spectator
Wine rated (2015 guide) 90/100 (Very good wine)
Gilbert & Gaillard
Wine rated (2015 guide) 92/100
About the wine:
Beautiful dark color with purplish highlights. Crisp nose evoking cherry flesh, very expressive. On the palate, an ample, supple, perfumed attack, the fruit is quickly replaced by silky tannins and pleasant spicy notes. A great success.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.7/5
on 39 reviews
Note and review by M. FRANCIS D. Published on 25/04/2018
Truly superior Pessac-Leognan
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