Ch.La Gaffeliere 2010 750ml

"Wine Advocate #205, Feb 2013
The 2010's final blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc offers up impressive levels of red, blue and black fruits as well as some toasty oak and crushed rock, giving it minerality. Of course, the acidity in this vintage, with its lower pHs than 2009, provide a freshness and precision that is rare for wines so rich. This wine has plenty of tannin, so give it 4-6 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25-30 years."

Chateau La Gaffeliere, previously Chateau Gaffeliere-Naudes, is a Bordeaux wine from the Saint-Emilion appellation, ranked among the Premiers grands crus classe B in the Classification of Saint-Emilion wine. The winery is located west of Chateau Pavie, just south of the town of Saint-Emilion, within the commune of the same name.
Founded on the ruins of a Gallo-Roman villa named "Le Palat", and later a 17th century leper colony, the estate was sharecropping land that came to the ownership of the Comte de Malet-Roquefort. The word "gaffet" translates to leper.
Near the end of the 19th century, the original extensive estate was divided into what became Chateau Canon-la-Gaffeliere, and the area then called Puygenestous-Naudes, renamed Chateau Gaffeliere-Naudes. The name was simplified after 1963. After three centuries, it still belongs to the Malet-Roquefort family.From 25 hectares the vineyard area extends 22 hectares, with a grape variety of 66% Merlot, and the remainder split between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Chateau La Gaffeliere annually produces on average 10,000 cases of the Grand vin.

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