2010 Château La Gaffelière
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The 2010 La Gaffelière has a ripe and generous bouquet with ample red berry fruit, raisin and light orange pith notes, although it maybe lacks the complexity of the best wines in this flight. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, rendering this one of the more lithe and pliant Right Bank 2010s. Good length is evident but it just lacks complexity and personality that would warrant a higher score. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
More reviews and scores
Deep garnet colored, the 2010 La Gaffeliere is quite closed to begin, slowly unfurling to give scents of baked raspberries, kirsch, dried mulberries and plum pudding plus nuances of pencil shavings and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, the palate layers in the savory and earthy flavors with a firm frame of chewy tannins and well-knit freshness, finishing with an herbal lift.
Tasted blind. Deep garnet but not as dark as some. Fragrant, spicy, a touch floral and a bit bloody, too. Rather seductive. Fine, silky and with lovely freshness and tension. (JH)
Blackish crimson. Very ripe and jazzy. Attention-grabbing and smooth and well balanced. Sweet and fresh at first and then very savoury on the end. A strange wine… Somehow more of a shell/frame than what's in the middle. Rather dry tannins. (JR)
About the producer
Bordering both Ausone and Pavie, this property has been owned by the De Malet Roquefort line for over 300 years – making them the oldest winegrowing family in Saint-Emilion.