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Château La Gaffelière
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 ...
Critics Clos La Gaffelière 2019.
Description Clos La Gaffelière 2019.
Clos La Gaffelière, Second wine from Château La Gaffelière is made from grapes selected from parcels at the foot of the slopes and vinified in a different winery. Nevertheless, vinification and ageing are carried out with the same care as for the Grand Vin, with the aim of producing an authentic, pleasurable wine. Intense from the first nose, it exhales scents of raspberry, cherry and blackcurrant buds. The attack is supple and the texture silky. The racy tannins bring harmony to the whole. Although enjoyable in its youth, it can also be kept for up to ten years.