Château Gaby

Canon Fronsac

2018 Château Gaby

MAR 19 Ruby. Anise, blueberries, some spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries and spices, good length. Bit of alcohol showing. 88-90

2018 Château Gaby Cuvée

MAR 19 Ruby. Dark fruity, spicy, scented, some herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, spices, detailed, long. 89-91

2017 Château Gaby

OCT 19 80M 10CF 10CS Ruby. Anise, red berries, some scented notes, minerals, faintly floral nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red berries, dark fruits, touch of chocolate a coffee behind, long. 18 months in 50 to 60 percent new wood. 91

2017 Château Gaby

APR 18 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, floral, violets nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise, juicy, some spices, detailed, long. One lovely Gaby. 89-91

2016 Château Gaby

OCT 19 80M 10CF 10CS Ruby. Dark fruity, blackberries, anise, spices, richer nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, vanilla, spices, dark berries, juicy with structure, long. 90

2016 Château Gaby

APR 17 Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, blackberries, plums, faint violets note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, quite intense, blackberries, rich and ripe. Long. 91-93

2016 Château Gaby Cuvée 

OCT 19 80M 20CF Ruby. Blackberries and spices, rich, dark fruity, blueberries nose. Faintly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark berries, juicy, spices, liquorice, dense, rich, long. 92

2015 Château Gaby

OCT 19 80M 10CF 10CS Ruby. Anise, blackberries, some spices, vanilla, coffee, richer nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, blackberries and spices, rich, some alcohol warmth, long. 89

2015 Château Gaby
APR 16 Ruby. Spices, dark fruits, vanilla, mint and alcohol nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, sweetish and jammy, warm finish. Woody. 86-88

2015 Château Gaby Cuvée 

OCT 19 2500 bottles made. More info on the 2012 vintage. Ruby. Very youthful nose, almost completely primary, loads of blackberries and blueberries on the nose, rich. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blueberries, blackberries, rich and dense and structured, some sweetness to it, even if completely dry, just a very ripe fruit character. Long. This is a bit overdone, but still impressive in its own way. 92

2014 Château Gaby

APR 15 Deep ruby. Vanilla, blueberries, plums, ripe nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, softer, sweetish, rounded, somewhat hollow finish. 84-86

2012 Château Gaby

APR 13 Ruby. Scented nose, some blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity and quite lively palate. Good length. 85-87

2012 Château Gaby Cuvée 

OCT 19 2500 bottles made. From a limestone plateau vineyard with Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Aged in 15 hectoliters wooden vats for about a year before a year in new barrels. Ruby, blueberries, blackberries, some liquorice, faintly scented nose. Still tight. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits core, structured, blackberries and spices, rich yet nuanced, long finish. Hardly any development so far. A very serious and youthful 2012. 93

2011 Château Gaby

SEP 15 Ruby. Fruity, spicy, dark fruits and berries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, rounded, some spices, juicy finish. 87

2010 Château Gaby

OCT 19 Ruby. Blueberries, some anise, starting figs and dates behind, faint chocolate and cigars, quite rich and deep nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, anise, juicy, rounded, elegant, lovely body even if quite high alcohol (15,2), long. 90

2010 Château du Gaby

JUN 11 Dark ruby. Fruity, intense, dark berries and chocolate nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, elegant balance, good length. 88

2010 La Roque de Gaby

JUN 17 Ruby. Dark berries, anise, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, juicy, good length. 87

2010 Château La Roches de Gaby
APR 14 (2nd Ch. Gaby) Ruby. Fruity nose, some blackberries, slight vanilla note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rounded and fruity, more together now than last bottle, evolving nicely. 85

2009 Château Gaby

JUN 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, blueberries, spices and anise nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, bit rich, rounded, juicy, good length. 87

2009 Château Gaby

JUL 13 Deep ruby. Fruity, blueberries and liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fairly fresh for the sometimes excessively rich vintage, especially on the Right Bank, good length. 86

2009 Château Les Roches de Gaby

MAY 13 Deep ruby. Fruity blue- and blackberries with some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity and hides it's 14,5 alcohol well for this level. Fruity finish. 84

2007 Château Gaby Cuvée 

OCT 19 5000 bottles made. 80M 20CF Ruby. Fruit driven anise, blackberries, spices, some coconut and coffee, dark fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, some spices, liquorice, detailed, long. This will easily soldier on for another fifteen years. A very serious and youthful 2007. My favorite of the Cuvée’s I’ve tried. 93

2006 Château du Gaby

JUN 11 Ruby. Ripe, fruity, modern expression on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant structure, fruity, light alcohol note in the finish. 86

2005 Château Gaby

OCT 19 85M 10CF 5CS Ruby. Oxidative, figs and dates, very mature nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, figs and dates, minerals beneath but this bottle is drying out. 86

2004 Château du Gaby

JUN 11 Ruby. Dark fruits, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured, bit easy going finish. 84

2000 Château Gaby

OCT 19 Ruby, garnet rim. Anise, dried fruits, figs, dates, some minerals and tobacco nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant texture, lovely balance, minerals, and figs, some dark fruits, quite linear, long. 91

2000 Château Gaby

OCT 19 Heavily corked. 

2000 Château Gaby

OCT 19 85M 10CF 5CS Ruby, garnet rim. Maturing nose of figs, dates, some anise. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dried fruits, figs and dates, elegant texture, good length. This bottle was slightly corked so this note was from the first two minutes opened. 88