Château La Gaffelière Premier Grand Cru Classe B

Château La Gaffelière is a Bordeaux wine estate in the appellation of Saint-Émilion, and one of the oldest family-owned vineyards in the region. Like many of its neighbors, Château La Gaffelière's wine is Merlot-dominant, with a small proportion of Cabernet Franc. In all, the property boasts 22 hectares (54 acres) of vineyard, of which roughly 70 percent is planted to Merlot and 30 percent to Cabernet Franc. Château La Gaffelière should not be confused with the adjacent but separately-owned Château Canon La Gaffelière, though both were once part of a larger estate.

The estate was ranked as a Premier Grand Cru Classé B in the original 1955 Saint-Émilion classification. However, effective with the 2022 vintage the property was withdrawn from the dispute-ridden classification structure.

Rich, plush, silky-textured wine with layers of ripe, sweet, fresh, juicy, dark red fruits, licorice, earth, smoke and espresso notes. Full-bodied, concentrated and with a round, luscious, fruit-filled finish with ripe, fresh, plums, cherries, thyme, cocoa and crushed rocks in the endnote.