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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 ...
"With its garnet-red color, La Gaffelière 2023 impresses with its charming nose of pronounced fruit expressions. Cherry, raspberry, blackberry and rose combine perfectly. When brought to the lips, it reveals itself to be elegant and well-balanced. Well-integrated tannins provide a supple texture. The fruit aromas are confirmed, bringing great freshness and are accompanied by spicy notes. A slight woodiness is felt on the relatively persistent finish." - Marie, Oenologist Premium Grands Crus - April 2024
Owned by the Malet Roquefort family since 1705, Château is nestled in St Emilion's golden triangle. A historic Grand Cru, La Gaffelière has distinguished itself for decades with its timeless, precise and always elegant style.
VINEYARD
Surface area: 22 hectares
Soil: limestone plateau, clay-limestone slope, more siliceous foot of slope
High Environmental Value (HVE) certification
HARVESTING
Merlot: from 6/09 to 4/10 and Cabernet Franc: from 20/09 to 2/10
VITICULTURE
Agro-ecology
Grassing of plots
Double and single Guyot pruning
Leaf-thinning and green harvesting
Hand-picked in crates
VINIFICATION
Grapes are kept for 12 hours in a cold room at 7°C before optical sorting
Parcel-by-parcel vinification in thermo-regulated, gravity-filled stainless steel tanks
Cold pre-fermentation (8-10 degrees), hot post-fermentation (30 degrees)
Alcoholic fermentation with pumping over and punching of the cap
Malolactic fermentation in vats (75%) and barrels (25%)
Vatting time: 28-30 days 10% in vats of whole bunches (young Merlot vines)
SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE VINTAGE
After an even flowering in spring and a summer marked by a few rainy spells, harvesting began at the beginning of September. The Merlots required a fairly long ripening period, while the Cabernet Francs, which usually ripen later, took advantage of the magnificent autumn to reach perfect ripeness.
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