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2019 Château La Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot
For laying down
Neal Martin MW
95-97/100
James Suckling
95-96/100
Jane Anson MW
95/100
Product: 20198124315
2019 Château La Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

From a Château on the site of a Roman Villa (wine has been made here for a very long time), this is a delightful, cool, aromatic, but beautifully structured St Emilion with impeccable balance, helped by the 40% of Cabernet Franc in the blend. As Bordeaux vintages get warmer, the Cabernet Franc element to the best St Emilions is improving the wines' complexity, depth and balance and rendering them elegant and fine.
Chris Pollington, Private Account Manager (June 2020)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Merlot
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château La Gaffelière

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 95-97/100
The 2019 La Gaffelière is a distinctive Saint-Émilion, which should be inferred positively. There is something atypically very tertiary about the nose, beautifully defined and focused with plenty of fruit, yet very complex and cerebral. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity and wonderful harmony. The silky texture belies the structure underneath and the finish is extraordinarily long. Ancient vintages of La Gaffelière like the 1961 are legendary. This ranks alongside them - the best I have ever tasted. Magnificent.Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (June 2020)
Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (Jun 2020)
James Suckling 95-96/100
A polished red with well-integrated tannins that are soft and persistent. Very tailored. It’s medium-bodied with rich fruit and a flavorful finish. Very fine and polished at the finish. Chewy at the end. Very tight.james_suckling (May 2020)
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (May 2020)
Jane Anson MW 95/100
An estate with a gathering sense of excitement around it, and once again proves why with the 2019. Sleek and flavourful, with the insistent tug of limestone slowing things down and allowing the juice and the tension to really inform the palate. Creamy texture also, with blueberry and raspberry fruit played gently against tobacco and crushed stone minerality. Highly successful.jane_anson_mw, Decanter.com (June 2020)
Jane Anson MW, Decanter.com (Jun 2020)

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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Chateau La Gaffeliere

Château La Gaffelière is owned by Léo de Malet Roquefort, and the 22 hectare property produces on average 10,000 cases per year. Located in the centre of the St. Emilion appellation, due south of St. Emilion town, the property shares a similar climate to that enjoyed by both St.Emilion and Pomerol: more continental than the maritime Médoc, with generally more spring rainfall, though less in summer and winter.
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