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Product Highlights
La Gaffelière wines are renowned for their elegance, complexity and ability to age gracefully in the bottle. Their style is characterized by seductive aromas of ripe fruits, silky tannins and a harmonious structure that reveals the finesse and depth of Saint-Émilion's terroir.
— Winemaker's notes
— Winemaker's notes
Expert Reviews
Presents a pretty solid core of black cherry and cassis notes (for the vintage), while apple wood, sweet tobacco and black tea flavors fill in. The finish reveals a sanguine, chalky underpinning, which stays fresh and helps minimize the vintage's austere side. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2035. 7,500 cases made, 500 cases imported.
— 92 Points Wine Spectator, April 30, 2024
The 2021 La Gaffelière is quite rich and generous by the standards of the vintage, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries and raspberries mingled with licorice, pencil shavings and creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and seamless, it has good depth at the core, lively acids and a sapid finish.
— 93 PointsWine Advocate, February 8, 2024
Lovely reduction at first that gives an ashy feel to the red berries, crushed stones, subtle cream, hibiscus and some dark-colored fruit. The medium- to full-bodied palate unleashes plenty of fine-grained tannins. Fresh, bright and more vertically structured than many of its peers from this vintage, but it remains polished and textured. Lingering finish. Drink from 2024.
— 94 PointsJames Suckling, December 7, 2023
