Château La Gaffelière 2020

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Druivenras	Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Wine Spectator	95
Jancis Robinson	17/20
Vinous	98
Decanter	95
Awards	"A worthy follow up to the excellent 2019, the 2020 La Gaffelière bursts with aromas of plums, sweet berries, licorice, mint and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and concentrated, with lively acids and vibrant fruit flavors, it's built around powdery, fine-grained tannins. Cabernet Franc represents fully 40% of the blend. As I wrote last year, this estate, in many respects Saint-Émilion's sleeping giant, is awakening." - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate "Deep and intense notes of plums and blackberries with dark chocolate, toasted spices, walnut, crushed graphite and wet stones. Full-bodied with layers of ripe, velvety tannins that flow in a firm stream throughout the palate. Very structured. Delicious chocolate-wrapped black and blue fruit with spiced character and a really long finish. 60% merlot and 40% cabernet franc. Drink from 2028." - James Suckling "Crimson hue. Dark-fruit aroma but the nose just a little diffuse at present. Probably needs to settle as only bottled in June 2022. Lovely freshness to the palate and, as with the 2019, a silky, smooth texture, the tannins very refined. Definite weight and structure and again precision." - Jancis Robinson "The 2020 La Gaffelière is superb. Rich, dense and explosive. Black cherry, gravel, licorice, grilled herbs and menthol race out of the glass. Deep, pliant and explosive, the 2020 is magnificent. At this stage, the 2020 is an infant, but that won't be a problem in a few years. This vivid, statuesque Saint-Émilion is nothing short of thrilling." - Vinous "Here's a winner in this heat-influenced vintage, showing remarkable purity and focus, with a gorgeous beam of cassis, cherry paste and violet cruising through, inlaid with subtle chalky minerality and backed by a broad stroke of mouthwatering tobacco on the finish. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2028 through 2040." - Wine Spectator "Perfumed, delicate, generous and evocative all in equal measure. The fruit quality is excellent, so vibrant and lifted, shining out of the glass. Really bright with energy and dynamism. Lovely lifted expression full of rose petals, herbal-tinged raspberries, blackcurrants and plums. Chalky, creamy and salty, with a cooling freshness. Lots to like with classic elements as well as touches of the hot vintage. It’s not showing it’s best right now but this is delicious." - Decanter
Wijnsoort	Rode wijn
Land	Frankrijk
Regio	Bordeaux
Appellatie	Saint-Émilion
Jaartal	2020
Alcoholpercentage	12,00
Biologisch gecertificeerd	Nee
Vegan friendly	Nee
Inhoud	75 cl
Verpakt per	6
Verpakking	Kist
Schroefdop	Nee
Brutogewicht fles	1,35