Château La Gaffelière

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

9.336 ratings
9.44 pro ratings
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.1

Excellent 2005! When it was young it was full throttle, fruit driven with blue and black fruits. Now it still has that fruit but also some lovely secondary notes (espresso, truffle, asphalt and spice box) ... Took an hour to open up and could've used at least an hour in decanter. Start drinking now and enjoy over the following 20 years. It has the stuffing

Excellent 2005! When it was young it was full throttle, fruit driven with blue and black fruits. Now it still has that fruit but also some lovely secondary notes (espresso, truffle, asphalt and spice box) ... Took an hour to open up and could've used at least an hour in decanter. Start drinking now and enjoy over the following 20 years. It has the stuffing

3 people found it helpfulMar 16th, 2016
Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.3

Drinking beautifully. Still young with fruit but will become amazing with 10+ years

Drinking beautifully. Still young with fruit but will become amazing with 10+ years

Dec 6th, 2014
Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.8

Very Nice but need more time in cellar

Very Nice but need more time in cellar

Dec 28th, 2013
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

2005 vintage. Old-school chunky St. Emmie. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins and one hour. Medium-heavy bod. Slightly dirty finish. Nice concentration on that back-end and should hold up in this capacity for another decade.

2005 vintage. Old-school chunky St. Emmie. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins and one hour. Medium-heavy bod. Slightly dirty finish. Nice concentration on that back-end and should hold up in this capacity for another decade.

Nov 2nd, 2024
Nichole Bosson

Recommended but just ok

Recommended but just ok

Sep 12th, 2024
Alvaro Bustillos

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Apr 21st, 2024
Alvaro Bustillos

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Feb 26th, 2024
Randy Fillingim

17 yr. Grand Cru. Still holding together with tannins and fruit still doing their job. Nice earthy nose. Suspect it even has a few more years left.

17 yr. Grand Cru. Still holding together with tannins and fruit still doing their job. Nice earthy nose. Suspect it even has a few more years left.

May 27th, 2022
Randy Fillingim

Celebrating my wife’s 69th birthday. back deck gorgeous day.
15 years old and still holding its own. tannins and fruits still in balance and doing their job. a nice Bordeaux experience. have not drank one in a few years

Celebrating my wife’s 69th birthday. back deck gorgeous day.
15 years old and still holding its own. tannins and fruits still in balance and doing their job. a nice Bordeaux experience. have not drank one in a few years

Jul 6th, 2020
Anthony Cammarata Jr.

Incredible full body.

Incredible full body.

Apr 12th, 2020