Chateau La Gaffeliere 2017

Chateau La Gaffeliere 2017

$89.98

18 in stock

Scores

WS 93  WE 96  RP 97  

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

15 months in barrel. 50% in new barrels (French oak). Racking from barrel to barrel

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Additional information

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

Red

Varietal

Cabernet Franc – Merlot

Vintage

2017

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Appellation

Saint-Emilion

Bottle Size

750ml

Closure

Cork

Sweetness

Dry

Maturation

Oaked

Ownership

Malet-Roquefort family

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