1998 Château La Gaffelière

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  2/13/2024 - Chrysostomus wrote: 89 Points

  Dark red color, no signs of ageing. Cow barn on the nose that even doesn't disappear after 2 hours of air. It is light weighted on the palate, but in a good way. Enjoyable with food, but no complexity nor structure in the wine. Barnyard is overpowering everything else. You couldn't even place it on the right bank, it tastes very "neutral". Nice, but nothing special and not enough quality for the price (got it for 63,- second hand, but the valuation here on CT shows auction prices at about 85,-). Bad QPR, light weighted Bdx that left me a bit confused and disappointed...without the barnyard it would earn maybe 1 or 2 points more, but all in all 89 pts.

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  11/27/2023 - msf6msf6 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Had this at Antrim 1844 in Taneytown, MD. Its in a great spot right now and I'm not sure how much better its going to get. Great representation of right bank Bordeaux from a great vintage.

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  9/5/2023 - DaleW wrote:

  The great ‘98 vintage gives this a bit more oomph than usual Gaffeliere, this is in a nice spot - herbal, elegant, and surprisingly complex with a cigarbox profile that is totally ready. Not really very long, but a very good showing. B++

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  3/25/2023 - Asull2k Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Double decanted 3 hrs prior. Medium garnet color. Pencil shavings, light cherry, thyme on the nose. Cherries and mint and cedar on the palate with 40-45 sec finish. Subtly complex but light on its feet.

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  12/19/2020 - stefad Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Une nouvelle bouteille de ce très beau millésime 1998 sur la Rive Droite ouverte ce soir, une semaine avant Noël et quel vin ! Contrairement à celle ouverte en 2018, cette bouteille affiche un vin d’une belle jeunesse (le bouchon était comme neuf avec 4 mm d’imbibés seulement). Une belle émotion avec un jus sapide, aux notes de tabac, de cèdre, menthol, avec tannins sous-jacents … superbe ! 93/100

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