Chateau La Gaffeliere Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe 2011 75cl

This is a fine Saint-Emilion of the old school, with lovely sumptuousness of fruit and tannins which were chewy when young, but are now mellowing to a wonderful, velvet plushness The Chateau La Gaffeliere vineyard is superbly-situated: oriented towards the south, and covering 25 hectares, 22 of which are in a single parcel between Chateaux Ausone and Pavie Hillsides are calcareous clay, while the lower slopes are more sandy The vineyard is planted with 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc