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Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé B
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A very fine wine that reflects the very best produced on Rive droite de Bordeaux, here's Château La Gaffelière. Nestled between the Pavie and Ausone hills south of the village of Saint-Emilion, the first traces of this Domaine vineyard date back to Roman antiquity, as evidenced by remains discovered in 1969.
It takes its name from "Gaffets", a term used to describe lepers in the Middle Ages, when Saint-Emilion was home to a leper colony. At that time, most of them carried a stick, the "gaffe", which they used to beg and move around.
For over three centuries now, the estate has been governed by the de Malet-Roquefort family, who continue to develop the terroir with passion and energy, vintage after vintage.
The Château La Gaffelière was named Premier Grand Cru Classé as soon as the Saint-Emilion classification was created in 1955. Thanks to the high reputation of its wines, it will retain this distinction up to and including the 2021 vintage. At the beginning of 2022, Domaine will opt to withdraw from the classification, the next edition of which was due to be made official in September of the same year. Thus, from the 2022 vintage, the label of Château La Gaffelière will mention only the Saint-Emilion appellation Grand Cru.
The Château La Gaffelière has a 22-hectare vineyard with full southern exposure, spread over the three specific terroirs of... See more ...
A prestigious wine from the St-Emilion appellation, La Gaffelière 2000 offers us a wine at La robe with a deep, brilliant color. On the nose, it offers a complex aromatic bouquet with notes of black cherry and blackberry jam. After aeration, notes of vanilla, cedar and roasting appear, adding richness to the whole. The palate reveals a silky, opulent texture. The tannins are perfectly integrated and finely chiselled. The aromas of the nose are confirmed and follow us through to the finish of great purity.
