Château La Gaffeliere - 1er G.C.C. | St. Emilion G.C.
Red wine | France, ST. EMILION | 2017
Firm, dark, cassis and bilberry fruits are joined by insisting tannins which make their appearance early and hang around. This is going to age well, and I like the balance of fruit and acidity. A contemporary style that's very good.
€91.15
75.33
excl. VAT
Specifications
Serving temperature
16-18 °C
Year
2017
Type
Red wine
Country
France
Vintage
2017
Storage (years)
> 10
Volume
0.75
Grape & craft
Region
ST. EMILION
Grape varieties
Cabernet Franc (40%), Merlot (60%)
Viticulture
Traditional
Vinification
Dates of the harvest
Merlot: from 19 september to 3 october
Cabernet Franc: from 28 september to 3 october. Pruning in single and double Guyot, grass cover between rows, leaf removal and green harvest. Integrated farming.
Hand picked into small crates. The grapes are kept for 12 hours in a cold room at 7°C before passing through the optical sorter. Vinification by parcel. Alcoholic fermentation with pumping over and punching down. Malolactic fermentation in tanks (75%) and barrels (25%). Ageing for 15 months in barrel. 50% in new barrels (French oak). Racking from barrel to barrel.
Flavour profile
Flavour profile
Soepel sappig - top (Rood)
Food pairing
Cheese - hard, Game
About Château la Gaffeliere
Chateau la Gaffeliere evokes a great wine, a 1st Great Growth since the beginning of St Emilion’s classification in 1959. The vine has been present on the lands of Château La Gaffelière since Gallo-Roman times, as demonstrated by the numerous mosaics discovered by Comte Léo de Malet Roquefort in 1969. The wine comes from an exceptional terroir, a “golden triangle” nested between the hills of Pavie and Ausone.
But a great terroir is nothing without the willingness of men. The family de Malet Roquefort has run the estate with passion for more than 3 centuries, with a single purpose: upgrading the vineyards whilst producing an amazing ageing wine.
