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La Gaffeliere Half 2019
HED59756
37.5 cl
14.5%
£30.00
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Château La Gaffelière is a Saint-Émilion property that has been owned by the Malet-Roquefort family for more than 300 years. This is the 2019 vintage of its Grand Vin, a blend composed of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. A fragrant, aromatic red with a concentrated dark fruit character and vibrant freshness. Available here in half-bottles.
96 Vinous
The 2019 La Gaffelière is well-defined on the nose, though it does not have the complexity of the Petit Cheval and La Dominique tasted alongside. Yet with aeration, its mineralité does become more tangible. The palate is medium-bodied with a sappy entry, plenty of vibrant red fruit, orange rind and spice touches, just a little dustiness developing on the finish. Given the stellar showing in previous bottles, I shall not score based on this showing. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting. Neal Martin1st February 2023
96 Jane Anson
The most gorgeous depth and complexity through the palate, with touches of mineral pulsing and salinity on the finish, a ton of brambled blackberry, raspberry puree, tobacco leaf, leather and raspberry leaf fruit. 60% new oak. Brilliant wine. Owned by the Malet-Roquefort family since 1715, with Stephane Derenoncourt consultant since 2004. I love this, and it has delivered on its En Primeur promise.Jane Anson26th January 2022
96 The Wine Independent
The 2019 La Gaffeliere is a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it rolls out with pronounced notes of stewed black and red plums, boysenberry preserves, and Indian spices, leading to suggestions of cedar, underbrush, and black olives. The medium to full-bodied palate is lively and refreshing, with fine-grained tannins and delicate red and black fruit layers, finishing minerally.Lisa Perrotti-Brown1st May 2023
95 Robert Parker
The 2019 La Gaffelière wafts from the glass with a rich bouquet of blackberries and cherries mingled with subtle hints of burning embers and loamy soil that`s framed by a deft application of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, deep and seamless, it`s a concentrated, vibrant wine built around bright acids and fine, powdery tannins. Its vivid fruit tones and classical balance make this Cabernet Franc-rich blend a promising candidate for sustained bottle age. Anyone who has tasted the great wines this estate produced in the 1950s and 1960s knows how great this site can be; and with stricter selection as well as the elimination of fruit from vines growing on the plain from the blend, that potential appears to be being unleashed at last. - William Kelley
16.5 Jancis Robinson
60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc.Glowing purplish crimson. Complex, distinctive nose suggests mulberries. A smudgy, cloud-like impression rather than a sharp spear! You could drink this tonight, with its sweet fruit with hints of rose petals and dry, saline finish. Very different from most of its peers.(JR)
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