The Château La Gaffelière of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château La Gaffelière - Clos La Gaffeliere Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 36 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château La Gaffelière is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Gaffelière wines

Looking for the best Château La Gaffelière wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Gaffelière wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château La Gaffelière wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château La Gaffelière

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Gaffelière

How Château La Gaffelière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, dad's lamb mouse or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Gaffelière

On the nose the red wine of Château La Gaffelière. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, white pepper or game and sometimes also flavors of almonds, mint or tomatoes. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Gaffelière. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Gaffelière

  • 1961With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1966With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château La Gaffelière.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château La Gaffelière and wines from the region

St-Emilion 2022 classification promotes Château Figeac to Premier Grand Cru Classé A

St-Emilion’s Wine Council announced its eagerly-anticipated ranking this afternoon, bringing a decade of disputes and court battles to an end. The classification awards Premier Grand Cru Classé A status to just two producers, while it also recognises 12 Premier Grands Crus Classés (B) and 71 Grands Crus Classés. These rankings can cause a winery’s value to soar – they have been likened to the Michelin guide for restaurants – so winemakers across the region awaited the results with bated breath t ...

Château La Gaffelière withdraws from the next St-Emilion classification

The historic estate follows in the footsteps of Châteaux Angélus, Cheval Blanc and Ausone by withdrawing its candidacy from the upcoming classification. The Malet-Roquefort family, which has owned Château La Gaffelière for more than 300 years, said it ‘no longer recognises its values’ in the new criteria. The Malet-Roqueforts claimed that the overhauled rating system for the tasting ‘contradicts all the ratings obtained by Château La Gaffelière for several years by the greatest wine professional ...

Ausone, Canon, Pichon Comtesse lead en primeur flurry

Bordeaux 2021 en primeur releases really picked up speed this week, and the launch of Ausone, Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Canon, Montrose, Léoville Poyferré, Beychevelle and La Gaffelière in recent days – to name just a few – has given prospective buyers plenty to look at. Let’s not forget the debut for Lafite Rothschild 2021, too. Ausone, Canon and Pichon Comtesse 2021 Ausone is St-Emilion wine royalty, of course, and UK merchant Bordeaux Index quoted a release price of £6,000 (12x7 ...

The word of the wine: Harsh

Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.

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