In Bond Fine Wine. 2020 La Gaffeliere, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France. Premier Grand Cru Classé B • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (AG). Drinking window: 2026–2060. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 96–98/100 · Vinous, 27/05/2021 · Drink 2028 - 2060
The 2020 La Gaffeli're has an intriguing, complex nose, a mélange of red and black fruit, cigar box, undergrowth and mint, quite mercurial in the glass as it opens with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins, a beautiful seam of acidity and perhaps the most satin-like texture I have encountered on a young La Gaffeli're. It sashays to a harmonious and precise finish and lingers w…
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 96–98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 23/05/2021 · Drink 2026 - 2050
Deep purple-black colored, the 2020 La Gaffeliere gallops out of the glass with exuberant scents of crushed black plums, boysenberries and fresh blackberries, plus hints of eucalyptus, dark chocolate, crushed rocks and iron ore, with a waft of lavender. The medium to full-bodied palate shimmers with compelling energy, delivering layers of black and red berries with fantastic tension and finely gr…
Antonio Galloni (AG) — 98/100 · Vinous, 23/02/2023 · Drink 2030-2060
The 2020 La Gaffeli're is superb. Rich, dense and explosive. Black cherry, gravel, licorice, grilled herbs and menthol race out of the glass. Deep, pliant and explosive, the 2020 is magnificent. At this stage, the 2020 is an infant, but that won't be a problem in a few years. This vivid, statuesque Saint-Émilion is nothing short of thrilling.