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WS 92 WE 96

Chateau La Gaffeliere Saint Emilion 2021

Bordeaux Blend Red from Saint-Emilion, France – 750ml

$69.99

4 in stock

Additional information

Weight 2.8 lbs
Dimensions 13.25 × 3.5 × 3.5 in
Color & Type

Red

Varietal

Bordeaux Blend Red

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Appellation

Saint-Emilion

Bottle Size

750ml

Closure

Cork

Sweetness

Dry

Maturation

Oaked & Amphora Aged

Ownership

Malet-Roquefort family


Vineyard Notes

VINEYARD Area: 22 hectares of 1er Grand Cru Classé Soil: limestone plateau, clay-limestone hillsides, more siliceous at the foot of the slopes 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon VITICULTURE Pruning in single and double Guyot, grass cover between rows, leaf removal and green harvest. Integrated farming. Hand picked into small crates.


Winemaking

The grapes are kept for 12 hours in a cold room at 7°C before passing through the optical sorter. Vinification by parcel in stainless-steel temperature-controlled tanks, filled by gravity - alcoholic fermentation with pumping over and punching down - malolactic fermentation in tanks (75%) and barrels (25%)


Ageing

18 month

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