Chateau La Gaffeliere Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé 2022
Country: France Region: Bordeaux (Saint-Emilion)
Varietal: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc
Vintage: 2022 Colour: Red Style: Dry
Producer: Château La Gaffelière
Description:
Located at the southern entrance to the village of Saint-Émilion, Château La Gaffelière, Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé, bears witness to its ancient origins. Mosaics discovered during excavations attest to the pre
sence of vines on the estate as far back as Gallo-Roman times. Château La Gaffelière has been owned by the Malet Roquefort family for over three centuries, and is located in the "golden triangle" between the hills of Châteaux Pavie and Ausone. It epitomises the excellence of the great red wines of Saint-Émilion.
A benchmark among Saint-Émilion wines, Château La Gaffelière oversees a 22-hectare vineyard classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé. The vineyards are planted in 3 different areas. These include the famous asteriated limestone plateau, the clayey molasse outcrops of the Fronsadais region and the more siliceous foothills. Château La Gaffelière's vineyards have been awarded High Environmental Value certification, and are managed using integrated farming methods, giving priority to the gentlest methods of intervention.
97/100 Points - James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com
"This shows crushed stones, chalk, salt and blueberries. Violets. Medium- to full-bodied, it’s firm and crunchy with lovely and precise tannins that are long and focused. 60% merlot and 40% cabernet franc. 10% whole-bunch fermentation. Drink after 2027 and beyond."
97/100 Points - Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
"The 2022 La Gaffelière, one of the finest wines I’ve encountered at this address, is a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. Crafted primarily from the prime hillside vineyards beneath Ausone, this wine exudes violet, dark berries, licorice, cherries and smoke, with subtly integrated oak influences. It's medium to full-bodied, deep and powerful, with a multidimensional, fleshy core of fruit and youthful yet powdery tannins framed by a tense, energetic mid-palate, typical of the limestone soils. Concluding with a long, saline and complex finish that marries tension and charming to pleasing effect."
96-98/100 Points - Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent
"Deep garnet-purple in color, it slowly unfurls to reveal gorgeous notions of juicy blackberries, redcurrant jelly, and wild blueberries, followed by suggestions of rose oil, cardamom, and fragrant soil. The medium to full-bodied palate has bags of energetic black and red berry layers, supported by beautifully plush tannins and great tension, finishing long and perfumed. What a beauty!"
96/99 Points - Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com
"Such a delicious wine in 2022, with mouthwateringly sappy tannins, juicy and approachable while being muscular and stacked, and here the concentrated blackcurrant and loganberry fruit is studded through with oyster shell salinity. La Gaffelière is not the most high profile of the estates to have resigned from the St Emilion classification, but it's a real loss, because it is finding these type of wines that makes the ranking so worthwhile."
