2023 Château La Gaffelière, St-Emilion

Tasted April 2024. Refined and elegant in style with lots of floral character and fresh red fruit. Detailed on the palate with herbal complexity, saline notes and a long fine, appetising finish.

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75cl Bottle

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Wine specification

Producer
Château La Gaffelière
Colour
Red Wine
Sweetness
Dry
Region & Country
Right Bank, Bordeaux, France
ABV Please note this is an estimated ABV and will be updated when the wine arrives in the UK.
14%
Maturity
Young 2028 – 2056
Style
Still Wine

Product Description

Tasted April 2024. Refined and elegant in style with lots of floral character and fresh red fruit. Detailed on the palate with herbal complexity, saline notes and a long fine, appetising finish.

Critic Scores

93-96/100 – Antonio Galloni, vinous.com

30/04/2024

The 2023 La Gaffelière is a dense, powerful wine. As has been the case since 2018, La Gaffelière has a strong Franc component—40% in 2023. Usually, the aromatics are quite lifted, but this wine is rather dense. Nothing in particular stands out, as all the elements are impeccably balanced. This will need time to be at its best, but it shows promise. The introduction of 500-liter barrels and a reduction of new oak closes the wine a bit, but there's a ton of raw energy here and a good bit of tannin, too.

94-96/100 – Neal Martin, vinous.com

29/04/2024

The 2023 La Gaffelière is very pure and floral on the nose, with black cherries intermingling with violet and iris flower scents. The new oak is neatly integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and layers of lightly spiced black fruit. Cedar and graphite furnish the poised but persistent finish. This is another in a succession of impressive wines from this estate that just oozes sensuality. Superb.

94-95/100 – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

22/04/2024

The center-palate reflects excellent terroir, with blackberry, black-olive and walnut aromas and flavors. Tight center-palate with firm but creamy tannins and a flavorful, classy finish.