2009 Vray Croix de Gay (750ml) (FUTURE ARRIVAL)

ONLY AVAILABLE IN 12 BOTTLE ORIGINAL WOOD CASE, PRICE ABOVE IS PER BOTTLE

WINE IS DUE TO ARRIVE IN 2012

Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Vray Croix de Gay
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Appellation: Pomerol
Producer: Chateau Vray Croix de Gay
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
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Tasting note: A very strong performance by the superbly located estate which rarely lives up to its terroir, the dense purple-colored 2009 Vray Croix de Gay reveals notes of damp earth, forest floor, blackberry, and plum liqueur. Full-bodied and fragrant with superb fruit purity as well as a layered texture, it could turn out to be a true sleeper of the vintage and perhaps the finest wine they have ever made. Moreover, it should evolve for 15 or more years. (90-93pts, RP, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: April 2010
Score: 90-93
Drink: 2010-2025

Tasting note: My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns. Last year, I singled out its 2008 vintage as a true "Coup de Coeur". And I am absolutely delighted to say that it does even better this year! Showing a lovely, intense, dark red color, this wine offers a truly lovely, fine, fruity, ripe, aromatic and finely toasted nose. It delivers some fine hints of ink and licorice. Velvety on entry, the wine develops wide, juicy and melting yet full and with a great taste. It is superb! It finishes long and very tasty over fine tannins, with such class that it is impossible not to swallow. Vray Croix de Gay performs with a fantastic balance. Bravo! (90-91pts, JMQ, Jean-Marc Quarin)

Tasted: April 2010
Score: 90-91
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Sweet plum and dried fruits on the nose. Medium-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and a medium finish. Delicious already. We will see if it fills in the center palate. (88-91pts, JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: 2010
Score: 88-91
Drink: N/A