Château La Gaffelière 2022

Wineadvocate

A blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 La Gaffelière derives exclusively from the prime hillside vineyards below Ausone that made this estate so compelling in the early and mid-twentieth century, and the 2022 is the finest wine produced at this address in many a year, surpassing the 2019 and 2020 in quality. Wafting from the glass with incipiently complex aromas of wild berries, violets, lilac, licorice, vine smoke and raw cocoa, it's medium to full-bodied, supple and seamless, with a deep, multidimensional and beautifully vibrant core of fruit and polished tannins, concluding with a long, mouthwatering finish. - WK 04/2023

Vinous

The 2022 La Gaffelière is a drop-dead gorgeous beauty. Refined, sculpted and wonderfully precise, La Gaffelière simply has it all. Hints of lavender, mint, blood orange, spice and black cherry fruit all race across the glass. Clean mineral notes and fine tannins support the finish. The delineation here is simply breathtaking. La Gaffelière is 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. Élevage is expected to be 19 months in 50% new oak and 50% neutral barrels. The 2022 is another exceptional wine from the Malet Roquefort family. - AG 04/2023

Beck

Que de profondeur et de pluralité dans le bouquet de Gaffelière 2022 ! Il affiche de nombreuses facettes tant sur le plan épicé que fruité ou minéral. Les nuances crayeuses des sols calcaires sont bien relayées tout comme de subtiles notes de baies rouges. L'attaque annonce un vin frais, juteux et subtil. Il est doté de tannins puissants, élégants, serrés qui offrent une assise précieuse tout en créant une très belle symbiose avec la structure acide. Gaffelière pose les jalons d'une manière exceptionnelle. Sa puissance, sa linéarité, sa précision et son niveau global ne font que souligner l'exceptionnelle aptitude de cette propriété à afficher son rang parmi l'élite de Saint-Emilion. Une grande réussite ! - 04/2023

Suckling

This is serious. Bold and structured with beautiful fruit, which is crunchy and vibrant. Full body. Lots of complexity and depth with a wide and velvety tannin structure. Excellent length. Lots of blue fruits. Touch of whole cluster. - 04/2023

Dunnuck

The 2022 Château La Gaffelière showed beautifully, with a medium to full-bodied, forward, sexy style carrying ample ripe black cherries, spring flowers, camphor, and graphite aromatics. These carry to a medium to full-bodied Saint-Emilion with nicely integrated tannins, remarkable purity, and a great, great finish. This is clearly a gorgeous Saint-Emilion in the making and is well worth seeking out. The blend is 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, and this is certainly in the same ballpark, if not better than, the 2018, 2019, and 2020. - 05/2023