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Red dry
Rich, plush, silky-textured wine with layers of ripe, sweet, fresh, juicy, dark red fruits, licorice, earth, smoke and espresso notes. Full-bodied, concentrated and with a round, luscious, fruit-filled finish with ripe, fresh, plums, cherries, thyme, cocoa and crushed rocks in the endnote. The wine is a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc.
Serve at 16-18 °C with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted braised, and grilled dishes.
Pepper, bay and roasted tobacco notes give this a distinct persona out of the gate, while sous bois and mulled plum, black currant and black cherry fruit flavors fill in behind. Singed juniper and alder hints add form through the finish. Serious kudos for its range and character, but may be a touch too old school for some folks. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2024 through 2038.
Château La Gaffelière is a prestigious Bordeaux wine estate in the Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé (B) classification, renowned for its elegant, structured wines that clearly express the character of the local terroir. The estate is one of the highly regarded members of the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru community.
The name La Gaffelière is linked to sanctuaries and ancient history. This reflects the estate’s deep respect for tradition, landscape, and local culture. The location of the winery, its slopes, and its soils create ideal conditions for the grapes to ripen slowly, preserving structure, aromatic richness, and balanced acidity.
The estate manages around 41 hectares of vineyards, spread across various hillsides of Saint-Émilion. The diversity of soils, ranging from limestone-rich clay layers to finer soil components, gives the wines a deep aromatic spectrum, textural contrast, and a strong expression of terroir. Such conditions are particularly favorable for classic Bordeaux grape varieties.
The main grape varieties grown in the vineyards of Château La Gaffelière are ‘Merlot’, ‘Cabernet Franc’, and ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’. Blends of these varieties create wines that combine elegance and structure, ranging from soft, fruit-driven styles to complex wines with significant ageing potential.
At the estate, the harvest is carried out by hand, and each parcel is assessed individually to ensure that grapes are picked at their optimal moment of ripeness. In the winemaking process, traditional fermentation methods are combined with modern technological control, allowing maximum preservation of fruit purity and structural balance.
After fermentation, the wines are aged in French oak barrels, a portion of which are new. The duration of ageing and attention to detail provide the wines with complexity, softness, and strong ageing potential. La Gaffelière wines display clear structure, a refined aromatic profile, balanced fruit expression, and elegance that reveals itself both in youth and after extended maturation.
Wines from this estate pair beautifully with red meats, cheeses, and more complex gastronomic dishes, and they also represent excellent investment value for long-term cellaring.
