Chateau La Gaffeliere, La Dame de Gaffeliere, Saint Emilion Grand Cru, 2014 Muscat of Alexandria molassesey

molassesey

velvety texture is without a doubt very beguiling

almost perfumed wine with a delicious creamy character on the palate and bags of soft ripe blackcurrant fruit

The palate is plump and juicy

Although a small parcel of vines was planted in 2003

Chateau La Gaffeliere, La Dame de Gaffeliere, Saint Emilion Grand Cru, 2014 Muscat of Alexandria molasseseyThis 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