Tour and Tasting at Château Gazin, Appellation Pomerol, with Owner Nicolas de Bailliencourt - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Picture: Tour and Tasting at Château Gazin, Appellation Pomerol, with Owner Nicolas de Bailliencourt - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winemaking on the Château Gazin property dates back to 1772. In 1917 the current owner family, the de Bailliencouts purchased the estate and today it is the 5th generation of the de Bailliencourts, one of the oldest families in France, managing the Château. Château Gazin is quite unique in the Right Bank: the vineyard is a single block of 66 acres – a very large estate for Pomerol standards - on the highest elevation in Pomerol (40.5 meters) which they share with their world-famous neighbor Château Petrus. The Gazin vineyards are planted with 90% Merlot, 6% Cabernet-Sauvignon, and 4% Cabernet-Franc. The clay-gravelly subsoil of the Pomerol plateau is the essence of the terroir of Château Gazin.

Nicolas de Bailliencourt was our host. He took us on a tour of the property, followed by a tour of the winemaking facility. We ended the visit in the elegant tasting room of Château Gazin.

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Château Gazin, Appellation Pomerol, with Owner Nicolas de Bailliencourt - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Château Gazin/ wine-searcher

wine-searcher: Château Gazin is located on the right bank of the river Gironde in Pomerol, Bordeaux. The wines are focused on Merlot, which dominates the single vineyard plot that makes up the estate. The vineyard neighbors Pomerol powerhouse Petrus, as well as Château l'Evangile, which is owned by Domaines Baron de Rothschild.

The 26-hectare (64-acre) vineyard is planted on one of the highest plateaus in the region. The vines, which are on average 35 years old, are planted on Gunizan gravel topsoils with blue and green clay subsoils interspersed with iron oxide. Merlot flourishes here and the soils drain well, allowing for a good supply of water for the roots. While more than 85 percent of the vineyards are planted to Merlot there are a few rows of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grown throughout the vineyard.

The vines at Château Gazin are treated with minimal pesticides and organic fertilizers, and once the grapes are ripe they are harvested by hand. Fermentation occurs in small concrete vats in the winery, which is located next to the vineyards. Each variety is kept separate during fermentation and components are only blended together after the process is complete. The blended wines are then aged for 18 months in 50 percent new French barrels before being released. Interestingly, Gazin does not own its own barrels, and instead leases them on a yearly basis.

Château Gazin was acquired by Louis Soualle, a French wine merchant, in the early 20th century. Soualle's daughter married Edouard de Bailliencourt, who came from a family descended from the Lords of Landas. Today the château is still run by the same Bailliencourt family. It was built on a site that originally housed a hospital that cared for injured pilgrims walking along the Santiago de Compostela route from Spain. The second wine of Gazin, L'Hospitalet de Gazin, is named in homage to this historical hospital, and was created in 1986.

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Château Gazin, Appellation Pomerol, with Owner Nicolas de Bailliencourt - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, France

The 5th Generation of Owners

From left to right and from top to bottom: Laure (Madame Michel Dufour), Christophe, Inès and Nicolas de Bailliencourt. The descendants of Louis Soualle represent the 5th generation of vineyard owners both on the paternal and maternal side.

Pictures: Laure (Madame Michel Dufour), Christophe, Inès and Nicolas de Bailliencourt

Tasting

Nicolas de Bailliencourt opened the 2017 Grand Vin for us.

The 2017 Gazin has a very classic Pomerol bouquet with black brambly fruit infused with black truffle and subtle raspberry confit notes. Then, as it opens, there are loamy aromas that lend more complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin and a fine bead of acidity. There is a slightly powdery texture, feeling quite saline. White pepper and fennel notes become more conspicuous towards the finish. Just a classic Gazin from proprietor Nicolas de Bailliencourt and his team. Drink 2022 - 2045.
Score: 91/93 Neal Martin, vinous.com, May 2018

The 2017 Gazin is medium to deep garnet-purple colored and scented of warm red plums and black forest cake with touches of forest floor and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied, soft, rounded and mouth-filling, it gives good expression and depth.
Score: 89/91+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (236), April 2018

A dense and flavorful red already with dark-berry, seaweed and wet-earth undertones. Full body and round and chewy tannins. Green olives on the finish. Serious for the vintage.
Score: 94/95 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, April 2018

Pictures: Tasting

Bye-bye

Many thanks for a great visit.

Pictures: Bye-bye

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TheBuyer: Anne Krebiehl (MW), name three areas that you believe German wine is making greatest strides in and why? – 1. Sekt: As regular readers will know; fizz is close to my heart. Sekt was the last bastion of German wine to be given the quality treatment. In the 1960s and 70s a once thriving industry succumbed wholesale to mass-production of tank-fermented, easy Sekt and gave the once luxus-denoting term its tainted image. This is no longer the case: there is now world-class traditional method Sekt – still small in production but it does exist. This is where Germany has made the largest strides, especially in the past five years. The best thing about it: the very best bottles are still slumbering away in cool cellars, maturing on their lees. Rieslingsekt, in various styles, is a USP – something the world needs to learn about.

Sekt

Germany is one of the largest sparkling wine markets in the world. 500 million of the 2 billion bottles of sparkling wine produced in the world is consumed in Germany. Sparkling wine produced in Germany is called Sekt. Sekt is made in all German wine regions. All of the 5 production methods are used.

There are three groups of Sekt makers: (i) large and (ii) smaller Sekt Houses, which only make Sekt and (iii) winemakers, who make predominantly wine, but complement their wine selection by a few Sekts.

The Sekts produced by large Sekt estates tend to be in the demy-sweet and sweet range and made by using the Charmat Method, while the Sekts of smaller estates and winemakers are mostly in the brut and extra brut range, made according to the Méthode Champenoise.

At the top, premium and ultra-premium Sekts are made according to the Méthode Champenoise. To indicate that it is made like Champagne the label says "Traditionelle Flachengährung"/ Traditional Method. One of the rquirements is that it has aged on the lees in the bottle for at least 9 months on the lees.

"Winzersekt" is what is called "Grower Champagne" in Champagne, i.e. the grapes come from the producer's vineyard.

A Winzersekt is always a Deutscher Sekt/ Qualitätsschaumwein b.A. (bestimmter Anbaugebiete), a quality sparkling wine from a protected designation of origin wine region. Regional grape varieties like Riesling, Silvaner, and Pinot Noir are used.

On the other side of the quality spectrum, you find just "Sekt" on the label, made at least partially from imported wines from Italy, Spain and France. If it says "Deutscher Sekt", the grapes are all from Germany.

There are also lots of semi-sparkling wines (Perlwein), which can range from really cheap to excellent quality wines.

German production of sparkling wines dates back to the early 1800s, when G. C. Kessler & Co. was founded by Georg Christian Kessler, who had previously worked at the Champagne House Veuve Clicquot. Also, many (French) Champagne Houses have German origins, such as Bollinger, Mumm, Taitinger.

See also: Champagne, Sekt, Cava, Pét-Nat ...: Sparkling Wines around the World - A Primer

Deutscher Sekt Award/ Vinum

The Deutscher Sekt Award is organized by the leading wine journal Vinum and the Verband der traditionellen klassischen Flaschenvergärer/ Association of Traditional Classic Bottle Fermenters.

Sekterzeuger des Jahres/ Sekt Producer of the Year

Niko Brandner
Griesel & Compagnie
Bensheim

Vinum: Career changer, no winemaking family background, just six years on the market, a forgotten growing area - the key data of Griesel & Compagnie can not really hope for such fabulous qualities. But the owner Niko Brandner has managed to create from zero the first sparkling wine estate in the Hessische Bergstrass Region.

As in previous years, the Griesel Sekts play a leading role in the 2019 Vinum Deutscher Sekt Awards, with two Sekts on the podium this year and two more in the top group. And even if Griesel Sekt did not manage to win in any of the categories, Griesel Sekt missed the top spot by just 0.3 points - we are sure: something really great is emerging. As soon as Niko Brandner will be able to have older vintages at his disposal, Sekts will emerge here that will play at the very top. Niko Brandner is the Sekt producer of the Year.

Pictures: Traditional Hand Riddling and Modern Gyro-palate Machines at Geisel. See: Ultra-premium Sekt: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Griesel&Compagnie, Sekthaus Streit, Bensheim, with Winemaker Rachele Crosara - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen

Sekt des Jahres/ Sekt of the Year

Volker Raumland with his daughters Katharina und Marie-Luise
Sekthaus Raumland
Flörsheim-Dalsheim

Vinum: There are wine producers you can not avoid. And there is a sparkling wine producer in Germany, to whome the same applies. For decades, Volker Raumland has almost single-handedly pushed the German ultra-premium Sekts forward. Be it as a producer for other wineries, be it with his own Sekts. The list of his awards and prizes is impressive. And even if he gradually passes the scepter to daughter Marie-Luise, he shows once again this year very impressively that he still can do it like no other. In the finale round Raumland was represented with seven Sekts. In the category "Burgundy varieties more than 36 months on the lees" the "Vintage Blanc de Noirs Brut 2008" was with 18 points the highest rated Sekt in the entire competition. With its fascinating complexity and great harmony, it is a truly great sparkling wine, and without any question the sparkling wine of the year.

Pictures: Tasting at Sekthaus Raumland in Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen, with Heide-Rose and Volker Raumland - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours

Burgundersorten/ Burgundy Varieties
Bis 36 Monate Hefelager/ Up to 36 Months on the Lees

#1: Weingut Franz Keller, Vogtsburg-Oberbergen, Baden
Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Brut 2016
16 Euro | www.franz-keller.de

#2: Weingut Schloss Sommerhausen, Sommerhausen, Franken
Blanc de Blancs Brut
18,50 Euro | www.sommerhausen.com

#3: Sektkellerei Andres & Mugler, Ruppertsberg, Pfalz
Blanc de Noir Brut 2017
14 Euro | www.andresundmugler.de

Picture: Annette Schiller and Fritz Keller at Weingut Franz Keller, October 2019. See: Best German Red Wine - Meininger Rotweinpreis 2019, Germany

Pictures: With Friedrich and Fritz sen. Keller, Weingut Franz Keller. See: Weingut Franz Keller in Oberbergen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden: Cellar Tour and Tasting with Fritz Keller – Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Pictures: Tasting with Fritz Keller at Weingut Franz Keller in Oberbergen, Baden. See: Tour and Tasting at Weingut Franz Keller in Oberbergen, Baden – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

Pictures: Fritz Keller and Friedrich Keller, Weingut Franz Keller, with Annette and Christian Schiller  at Prowein. See: Prowein 2015 in Düsseldorf, Germany – Schiller’s Impressions

Burgundersorten/ Burgundy Varieties
Über 36 Monate Hefelager/ More than 36 Months on the Lees

#1: Sekthaus Raumland, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen
Vintage Blanc de Noirs Brut 2008
69 Euro | www.raumland.de

#2: Griesel & Compagnie, Bensheim, Hessische Bergstrasse
Prestige - Pinot Brut Nature 2015
48,50 Euro (Magnum) | www.griesel-sekt.com

#3: Bergdolt Klostergut St. Lamprecht, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pfalz
Chardonnay Brut Nature 2015
Preis: 16,50 Euro | www.weingut-bergdolt.de

Rieslingsekt
Bis 36 Monate Hefelager/ Up to 36 Months on the Lees

#1: Weingut Emrich-Schönleber, Monzingen, Nahe
Riesling Brut
16 Euro | www.emrich-schoenleber.de

#2: Flik Sektmanufaktur, Mainz, Rheinhessen
Riesling Brut 2017
12,90 Euro | www.flik.de

#3: Weingut Bibo Runge, Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau
Riesling Sekt b.A. brut 2014
17,50 Euro | www.bibo-runge-wein.de

Picture: Christian Schiller and Werner Schönleber, Weingut Emrich-Schönleber at the 2013 Riesling Gala at Kloster Eberbach, Germany

Pictures: At Weingut Emrich-Schönleber. See: Tasting at Weingut Emrich-Schönleber in Monzingen, Nahe, with Owner/ Winemaker Frank Schönleber - Germany-North Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours

Rieslingsekt
Über 36 Monate Hefelager/ More than 36 Months on the Lees

#1: Gut Hermannsberg, Niederhausen, Nahe
Schlossböckelheimer Kupfergrube Riesling Extra Brut Sekt b.A. 2013
69 Euro | www.gut-hermannsberg.de

#2: Florentiner Palais GmbH / Motzenbäcker, Deidesheim, Pfalz
Riesling Brut Methode Rurale 2015
23 Euro | www.motzenbaecker-sekt.de

#3: Weingut Schloss Sommerhausen, Sommerhausen, Franken
Le Extreme Riesling 1994
129 Euro | www.sommerhausen.com

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Weingut Gut Hermannsberg in Niederhausen, Nahe – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

Rosé Sekt

#1: Privat-Sektkellerei Reinecker, Auggen, Baden
Reinecker Rosé Brut 20155
14 Euro | www.sektkellerei-reinecker.de

#2: Weingut Dr. Wehrheim, Birkweiler, Pfalz
Rosé Sekt Brut 2016
17,90 Euro | www.weingut-wehrheim.de

#3: Weingut Franz Keller, Vogtsburg-Oberbergen, Baden
Pinot Rosé Brut 2016
16 Euro | www.franz-keller.de

Divers

#1: Weingut Kaufmann, Eltville, Rheingau
Pinot Noir Brut
15 Euro | www.kaufmann-weingut.de

#2: Weingut Hans Wirsching, Iphofen, Franken
Silvaner Extra Brut 2016
13,80 Euro | www.wirsching.de

#2: Griesel & Compagnie, Bensheim, Hessische Bergstrasse
Muskateller Brut 2015
15,50 Euro | www.griesel-sekt.de

Pictures: Tasting and Dinner at Weingut Kaufmann in Hattenheim, Rheingau, with Urban Kaufmann and Eva Raps - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling

Sekt mit Restsüsse/ Fruity-sweet Sekt

#1: Weingut Ökonomierat Petgen-Dahm, Perl, Mosel
Gewürztraminer Demi-Sec 2011
13 Euro | www.petgen-dahm.de

#2: Sekthaus Raumland, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen
Fleur Doux
16 Euro | www.raumland.de

#3: Genossenschaftskellerei Heilbronn eG, Heilbronn, Württemberg
Heilbronner Staufenberg Muskateller Sekt Dry 2017
9,45 Euro | www.wg-heilbronn.de

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