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2021 Château La Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
For laying down
Product: 20218124315
2021 Château La Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

Merlot 58%, Cabernet Franc 42%.

This is another beautiful wine from Alexandre de Malet Roquefort. He lost some fruit to frost and described the growing season as chaotic, but none of that is evident in this calm and serene wine. Imbued with the cool delicacy that comes from Cabernet Franc on limestone, this has a sense of reserve but without hauteur. The fruit accents are towards red berry but what beguiles about this wine is how its intensity gently amplifies on the palate, culminating in surprisingly long and insistent finish. This is fine and sophisticated.

Drink 2027 - 2045

Our score: 18/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Maturity For laying down
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château La Gaffelière

About this wine

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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