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Chateau Gazin
The 2007 harvest at Chateau Gazin
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Pomerol
 2007
is a very complex vintage that producers will have to explain well to the
press and to consumers.
The weather in August was very poor. At the time, many "experts" already
claimed that 2007 was going to be a poor year.
But the same experts had made similar negative outlooks for 2006 and 2004.
And today, the quality for both vintages is widely recognized.
Surprisingly
2007 came out as a rather dry year, with rainfall measurements below
the average of the past thirty years.
The flowering was very premature (mid may) and the early berry ripening
within the Pomerol area started from the third week
of July. The weather in August was dreadful as everyone knows. It was a despairing
time for the wine
growers.
A beautiful late fall in September and October - both dry and the
sunniest for the past 60 years - finally saved the vintage. The high September
temperatures helped to mature the Merlots and
the Cabernets to slowly mature.
The harvest started on September 17th and ended on the 5th
and 9th of October with the Cabernets Francs and Sauvignon. Cabernets
are beautiful this year will be blended in Gazin's first wine.
Yields in 2007 are slightly higher than for 2006 with 41.5hl per hectare
on average.
The alcoholic level is of 13°, a perfect average between the 12°
reached by the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the 14° of the Merlot grapes.
The main issue in 2007 was a terrible fight against mildew (and
botrytis). We applied preventive care against mildew attacks from April
to September. Therefore we didn’t get significantly hurt. Properties who
haven’t taken appropriate sanitory action experienced huge problems this
year.
In November, L’Hospitalet de Gazin - our 2nd wine - and Château Gazin, have started
their growing in casks after they finished their malolactic
fermentation. Everything seems very promising. They are not yet
assembled, but initial tastings show a silky, fruity and
elegant nose, with a good depth on the palate. Quality is there thanks to
the perfect weather through September, October and to the winemaker's
skills.
Of course, we expect
2007 to be below the exceptional 2005 quality wise, but it could well
level 2006 which was an overall
success in Pomerol. We have scheduled the bottling for April 2008.
We recommend to keep an eye on
2007! The presentation and the Future's tastings will be held in April
2008 for international wholesalers and the
press.
Chateau Gazin
http://www.chateau-gazin.com/
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