CHATEAU LA GAFFELIERE – Saint-Emilion

The nose is elegant, ripe, racy, it offers a certain power of finesse/accuracy, depth and good definition. It reveals notes of wild cassis, violet and small notes of fairly ripe wild strawberry, associated with a touch of violet, bigarreau/kirsch cherry, as well as hints of cornflower, bourbon vanilla and infusion. The palate is well-built, supple, juicy, precise, fresh, it offers brilliance, brightness, a lovely guideline, unfolding slowly and presenting precision and fine straightness. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of brilliant cassis, bright violet plum, and small notes of small wild red berries, fine hints of crushed raspberry, as well as a hint of chocolate, bourbon vanilla, roasted hazelnut, bergamot, and a subtle hint of almost almond blossom. Good length. The tannins are precise, mellow and racy. A wine offering lovely freshness and minerality/definition. The mid-palate is elegant, with freshness and delicate/enveloping roundness. A wine with finesse, precision and energy.