Château La Gaffelière, 1er GCC B St-Emilion - 2018

Provenance: Bordeaux
Appellation: Saint-Emilion
Domain: La Gaffelière
Grape variety(ies): Merlot 65%, cabernet franc 30%, cabernet sauvignon 5%
On-call time: 25 years
Style of wine: Vin de grand terroir
Note: 95/100 | Classement: Premier Grand Cru Classé B

The nose is remarkable, with notes of black fruits and spices with a mineral touch. Very nice entry in the mouth, dense, fleshy. It unfolds, smoothly, crescendo, hemmed in by a fine framework, with an astonishing freshness in the background. A great wine. Guide Vert RVF : 96/100

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Technique

Viticulture

From the existence of its vines since the Gallo-Roman era, from its name taken from the hospital for lepers or "gaffet" in medieval times, to the imposing genealogy of the owners, the Malet Roquefort family, established in Saint-Emilion for 4 centuries, is the oldest in the region. The vineyard of 22 hectares in one piece stretches between the Ausone and Pavie hills, facing south, and receives a lot of sunshine which benefits the 35 year old vines.

Oenology

The slopes are clay-limestone and the foot of the slope is more siliceous. Manual harvest, sorting and total destemming. Cold maceration for a few days then fermentation. The vats are pumped over and strained. Vatting continues in temperature-controlled vats until the date of release. Malolactic begins in vats and ends in new barrels and one wine for 16 to 18 months.