Falstaff
Wildpflaume im Duft, Schokolade, intensiv kräutrig, Kräuterbitter, etwas Wachs. Schwarzer Pfeffer. Auch floral: Iris. Ein stattlicher Bau am Gaumen. Körnig, fleischig, ausgesprochen gut extrahiert, reiche Materie, eine Prise Grüntöne erhöht die Spannung, ohne die Harmonie zu stören, gut integrierter Alkohol, mazerationsfruchtiger, tabakiger Nachall. Ein ziemlicher Klotz, aber mit einer Aromenbegleitung guter Frische – und mit sehr guter Perspektive. 

Wine Advocate 
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 grained tannins, finishing very long and wonderfully minerally. 

James Suckling 
Deep and intense notes of plums and blackberries with dark chocolate, toasted spices, walnut, crushed graphite and wet stones. Full-bodied with layers of ripe, velvety tannins that flow in a firm stream throughout the palate. Very structured. Delicious chocolate-wrapped black and blue fruit with spiced character and a really long finish. 60% merlot and 40% cabernet franc. Drink from 2028.