JAMES SUCKLING: "This is very tight and polished with a compact and beautiful palate of blackberries, currants and black olives. Full-bodied yet structurally solid with a very long finish."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "Smooth and juicy, this is ripe in a blackberry flavor. The wine's rich fruits are shot through with the fresh acidity that marks so many Merlots from Pomerol in this vintage. The wine is sure to age well. - Roger Voss"

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Gazin (composed of 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc) has quite an earthy/broody nose to begin, with subtle black soil, tar and chargrill notes giving way to a core of prunes, baked blueberries and sautéed herbs. Full, muscular and chewy in the mouth, it has loads of earthy layers and a dried herbs lift on the finish. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown"

WINE SPECTATOR: "Dark plum and blackberry reduction flavors pick up light ganache and licorice snap notes along the way. Has the vintage's grip on the back end, giving this a serious feel. - James Molesworth"

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Attraktives schwarzes Waldbeerkonfit, reife Herzkirschen, feine Edelholzwürze, Orangenzesten. Saftig, elegant, extraktsüße Frucht, feine Tannine, frisch strukturiert, mineralisch und gut anhaftend, sicheres Reifepotenzial. - Peter Moser"