Château Le Gay 1992
Château Le Gay 1992 is a red wine from Pomerol, Bordeaux, produced by Château Le Gay. Its blend comprises 90% merlot and 10% cabernet franc. The Wine Advocate awarded it 78/100 and describes an atypically light and diluted style for this property, with short, lean, and tannic material. The drinking window indicated by the publication spans from 1993 to 1998.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pomerol
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Le Gay
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Château Le Gay
Château Le Gay is a Pomerol estate located on the plateau of the appellation, on gravel and clay soils. Managed by Henri Parent, this 12-hectare vineyard is distinguished by the total barrel vinification of the grand vin, conducted separately according to sub-parcels. The estate also produces a second wine, Manoir de Gay.
- Owner
- Henri Parent / famille Parent (Vignobles Parent)
- Maître de chais
- Florian Pesquier
- Surface (ha)
- 12.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 27000
Histoire du domaine
Château Le Gay was for about sixty years the property of Thérèse and Marie Robin, also known in Pomerol for the motto inherited from their father: "Quality surpasses quantity." In 2002, Catherine Péré-Vergé acquired the property and initiated a complete renovation: construction of a new vat room and barrel cellar, restoration of the estate house, and planting of four hectares of previously unplanted parcels. The facilities were designed to work by gravity and limit pumping. Henri Parent, son of Catherine Péré-Vergé, then took over the management of the estate. Starting in 2013, he launched new works to generalize the complete barrel vinification for the first wine; the cellar was organized into three temperature-controlled rooms specifically allowing for cold pre-fermentation macerations. The second wine, Manoir de Gay, continues to be vinified in temperature-controlled concrete vats. The estate is now attached to Vignobles Parent, and Henri Parent is the owner-manager.
