Chateau La Gaffeliere 2014
- Producer Chateau la Gaffeliere
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Blend
20% Cabernet Franc
80% Merlot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Emilion
- UPC 0 15643 47300 5
Tasting notes
The robe is of a purple red shining with violet reflections, it testifies of a nice concentration Berries in the back and a moderate extraction.
The first fragrances of peony and iris follow notes of wild blackberries, licorice and strawberries still married to aromas of roasting from the beginning of rearing. The attack is fresh, the mouth balanced and long. The tannins are sweet, sweet and delicately coated.
Vineyard
Area: 22 ha / 19 ha in production
Soil: limestone plateau, clay-limestone coast, siliceous coastal foot
Average age: 35 years
Grape varieties: 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc
Density of planting: 5,500 to 9,600 feet / ha
Yield: 40hl / ha
Driving of the vineyard: Size in double and single guyot - grassing of the plots -
Thinning and harvesting in manual green - sexual confusion - reasoned agriculture.
Soil: limestone plateau, clay-limestone coast, siliceous coastal foot
Average age: 35 years
Grape varieties: 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc
Density of planting: 5,500 to 9,600 feet / ha
Yield: 40hl / ha
Driving of the vineyard: Size in double and single guyot - grassing of the plots -
Thinning and harvesting in manual green - sexual confusion - reasoned agriculture.
Vinification
No crushing - gravity filling.
Partial vinification in our new chest: small inverted truncated stainless steel vats thermo regulated.
- malolactic fermentation 75% in vats, 25% in barrels
14 months in French oak barrels, 50% new wood.
Racking to dodge, sticking to egg white.
Partial vinification in our new chest: small inverted truncated stainless steel vats thermo regulated.
14 months in French oak barrels, 50% new wood.
Racking to dodge, sticking to egg white.
Estate
Premier Grand Cru ClassE of Saint-Emilion, the fame of the Château La Gaffeliere has gone through the centuries. Since 15 years, numerous investments have been made, notably the restructuring of the vineyard, A new chest enabling a very precise vinification of the plots associated with the installation of a cold room, The purchase of an optical sorter, a vertical press.
Weather
A relatively warm and mild spring made for a nice, homogeneous fruit Augurs a good harvest. Unfortunately, the climatic conditions deteriorated at the end of June: the succession Of rainy episodes until the end of August led to a spreading of the veraison. Fortunately, the first fortnight of September was warm and dry, which made it possible to erase The offset to the maturity of the berries. The very nice temperatures in September are very Favorable, an unexpected Indian summer after a sullen summer ... Maturities have evolved ideally and the health status of the vineyard remained remarkable. In view of the first analyzes and tastings of berries, the vintage promises in terms of date Of vintage in the normal
