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Château La-Gaffelière 2021

Bordeaux Blend from Saint-Émilion, Right Bank, France, Bordeaux

$150

Closure: Cork

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“A notable success in this vintage, the 2021 La Gaffelière offers up aromas of sweet cherries and berries mingled with notions of licorice, loamy soil and spices. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and enveloping, it’s supple and charming, with a fleshy core of fruit, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins, concluding with impressive persistence. Tasted four times, twice at the château.”

William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 93-95 Points. AG 95-97

58% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Franc.

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Why is this Wine so Yummy?

About La-Gaffelière

Vines have been grown at Château La Gaffelière since the Gallo-Roman period, as proved by the numerous mosaics discovered by Count Léo de Malet Roquefort in 1969.

Perhaps it is just a coincidence, but the poet Ausone is known to have had a vineyard in this area at about the same time the villa was built, in the 4th century AD. It is thus very likely that the mosaics decorated the rooms of his villa. The quality of these mosaics show that the owner was clearly prosperous. The location is still called Le Palat, meaning “the Palace”.

The unbroken presence of the de Malet Roquefort family at La Gaffelière for over three centuries makes them the oldest winegrowing family in Saint-Emilion. This gives the estate a special aura and legitimacy.

Today, father and son work together to make the most of this unique vineyard with the same passion as their ancestors, combining time-honoured traditions and modern techniques in an on-going quest for perfection. They are helped in this by a dynamic and professional winemaking team.

Château La Gaffelière is one of the jewels of the Saint-Émilion appellation, and places great emphasis on quality, tradition and terroir. The wine is famous for its complexity, elegance and subtle finesse, as well as its ability to age well for decades.

In the Vineyard

In the Winery

Where in the World is La-Gaffelière?

La-Gaffelière is in the Right Bank of Bordeaux in Saint-Emillion.

92-94 Points

"A notable success in this vintage, the 2021 La Gaffelière offers up aromas of sweet cherries and berries mingled with notions of licorice, loamy soil and spices. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and enveloping, it's supple and charming, with a fleshy core of fruit, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins, concluding with impressive persistence. Tasted four times, twice at the château."

William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Where in the world does the magic happen?

Château La Gaffelière, La Gaffelière-Ouest, Saint-Émilion, France

Saint-Émilion
Right Bank
Bordeaux
France

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