Chateau la Gaffeliere - Clos la Gaffeliere 2019

JAMES SUCKLING: "A medium-bodied red, offering deep, pretty fruit with walnut, wet-earth, mushroom and chocolate character. It’s full-bodied with juicy fruit at the end. Beautiful depth to this."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Rote Kirschen, etwas Lakritze, mineralischer Touch, einladendes Bukett. Saftig, rund und zugänglich, frische Kirschenfrucht, feine Tannine, angenehme Säurestruktur, zarter Nougat im Nachhall, zitroniger Touch, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter."

WINEADVOCATE: "The second wine of La Gaffeliere, the 2019 Clos La Gaffeliere has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and bags of character all its own, featuring notes of redcurrant jelly, raspberry pie, Black Forest cake and underbrush with wafts of bouquet garni and cracked black pepper. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers plenty of juicy red and black fruits with lovely herbal sparks and an approachable texture of rounded tannins, finishing with enticing freshness."

MARTIN: "The 2019 Clos La Gaffelière has a well-defined nose of blackberry, raspberry and cedar scents, touches of undergrowth coming through with time. The palate is fresh, vibrant and quite saline in the mouth, with a finely proportioned finish. This is great value"

ANTONIO GALLONI: "The 2019 Clos La Gaffelière is a very pretty, nuanced wine laced with bright red cherry fruit, blood orange citrus, and floral overtones to match its mid-weight, easygoing personality. Clos La Gaffelière, the estate's second wine, emerges from the lower slopes of the property."

DECANTER: "From the Malet Roquefort stable, this is the second wine of Canon la Gaffelière, in production since the 1980s, and with a blend that has more than 90% Merlot. It shows a lovely mix of gently smoked oak, coffee grounds and vanilla but nothing too overpowering, with creamy damson fruits. Altogether a lovely entry point to its sibling."