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2018 Château La Gaffelière Chateau Chapelle d'Alienor
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Bordeaux Supérieur
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Community Tasting Notes 9
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Vinnut Likes this wine: 88 points
March 31, 2024 - Dark reddish garnet in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, cassis & plums with earthy/dusty & herbal overtones, some floral notes, spices, minerals, & cedar in the background. Medium bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, mulberries & pomegranate with herbs, minerals, spices & a hint of vanilla/oak. Lingering finish. Quite accessible at present with decanting & extended airing but should develop further with additional aging. Very good QPR as it delivers quite well at its price point.
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nikonlori wrote:
March 9, 2024 - 80% merlot & 20% cab franc. Flamboyant & complex with plum, cherry & soft oak.
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peeks13 wrote: 87 points
March 3, 2024 - 80% merlot / 20% cab franc. Close out at $11 and this is a fun, earthy, right bank BdX that gives you that French perfume as you swallow. I should have bought more.
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Paul Dove Likes this wine: 89 points
November 19, 2023 - Sweet red fruits, fine tannins, silky smooth palate with a little bit of spice but otherwise few earthy or savoury notes. This is the kind of soft easy-going 'modern' (usually right-bank) claret that normally I would find very boring. But it's nicely done with sufficient freshness and acidity to keep it balanced and elegant.
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mrgarreth wrote: 88 points
December 5, 2022 - Pure elegance when tasted alongside its Sonoma cousins. Blackberries, ripe raspberries, red cherry, unobtrusive oak and some subtle tar notes. It’s mid-bodied but with nice intensity and complexity, and a lovely finish. Good value-for-money.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle, 3/11/2021 (link)(Chapelle D'Alienor By La Gaffeliere) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021), 3/1/2021 (link)(La Gaffelière Chapelle d’Aliénor Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur, 5/1/2019 (link)(Chapelle D'Alienor By La Gaffeliere Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/4/2019 (link)(Château Chapelle d’Aliénor by La Gaffelière Bordeaux Supérieur, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Château La Gaffelière
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Chateau Chapelle d'Alienor
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Bordeaux Supérieur
- UPC Codes 089419808018, 3453521275551, 3760175853890
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 6 (3%)
- In Cellars 107 (57%)
- Consumed 75 (40%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerChâteau La Gaffelière
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- AppellationBordeaux Supérieur
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