One of the top successes of the vintage the 2008 Le Gay a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc (13.5% alcohol) was produced from tiny yields of 25 hectoliters per hectare. Bottled unfined and unfiltered it exhibits a dense purple color as well as a sweet nose of spring flowers intermixed with blueberries blackberries dark raspberries crushed rocks and white chocolate. Full-bodied super intense and extremely promising (although it is unusually backward for a 2008) it will benefit from 5-7 years of cellaring and may merit an even higher score in a decade or so. It should last for 30+ years making it one of the longest-lived wines of the vintage.