2012 Chateau la Gaffeliere

一瓶有骨氣又懂風度的 Saint‑Emilion Grand Cru，黑果與木香並行，適合慢慢品、慢慢聊。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 產地優勢（石灰岩高地與黏土坡）→ 礦物感和陳年實力；
2) 精細釀造（分地塊發酵、冷浸、人工挑選）→ 果味純淨、層次分明；
3) 家族經營、限量產出→ 穩定品質、性價比高。

【侍酒師私房筆記】開瓶後先等一會兒，前段是黑莓、黑加侖，轉為雪茄盒木、可可和一點胡椒香。酒體中偏厚但不笨重，單寧結構緊實而細緻，帶礦物鹹感把整體撐起來。醒個90分鐘，香氣會慢慢打開，收尾有長長的木調與苦甜巧克力尾韻。

【生產與田地】La Gaffeliere 由 Malet‑Roquefort 家族經營；葡萄園約22公頃，位處石灰岩平台與黏土石灰坡地，行間有草皮覆蓋以維持土壤健康。人工採摘、分箱入廠，先低溫12小時冷藏再光學分揀；分地塊不銹鋼控溫發酵後做部分桶內、部分槽內完成乳酸發酵，最後在一、二年木桶陳14個月（酒莊亦曾使用陶缸作輔助陳年）。

【場景化配餐】週末家宴烤羊、大班朋友的西式燒烤、生日慶祝配老芝士拼盤都很合適。

【降維打擊對比】比起那些價格更高的名牌 Bordeaux，La Gaffeliere 給你同樣的陳年潛力與地塊細緻度，卻通常更容易入手，飲用期也更靈活。

[Soul Hook] A Saint‑Emilion Grand Cru that balances serious structure with seductive dark fruit—ageworthy, precise and rewarding.

[Why choose it?]
1) Premier terroir & meticulous viticulture -> mineral backbone and clear ageing potential.
2) Thoughtful maturation in one- and two-year barrels -> oak support without masking fruit.
3) Small‑scale, family stewardship -> consistent quality and cellar-worth value.

[Sommelier's Private Notes] Pour and wait — the nose opens from compact blackberry and dark currant to cedary spice, cocoa and subtle tobacco. On the palate the wine sits medium–full, concentrated but refined: ripe dark fruit framed by firm, grainy tannins and a saline, mineral lift. The finish is persistent, with cedar and dark chocolate echoing long after the last sip.

[Winemaking & Vineyard] Grapes are cold-soaked then sorted by parcel, vinified in temperature‑controlled stainless tanks with gentle extraction and gravity fills. Malolactic conversion is completed mainly in tanks with a portion in barrel; ageing ~14 months in one- and two‑year oak (with some amphora influence noted historically). The estate farms ~22 hectares on limestone plateau and clay-limestone slopes with hand-harvest and integrated viticulture under family ownership.

[Occasion / Pairing] Decant ~90 minutes for current drinking. Ideal for celebratory dinners in Hong Kong—roast lamb at a family banquet, a refined Western tasting menu, or a small group sharing steaks and aged cheese.

[Competitive Edge] Compared to bigger-name Bordeaux of similar age, this bottle offers the same classically built structure and cellarability but often at better value and with a more attentive, parcel-driven approach from a long-established family estate.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 14.0 - 14.5%
• Decant Time: 90 minutes
• Taste: blackberry, blackcurrant, cedar, tobacco, dark chocolate, earthy / underbrush, mineral, firm tannins, spice, long finish
• Food Matching: Roast lamb with garlic, Beef ribeye / Galloway wing rib, Venison or other game, Mushroom risotto, Aged hard cheeses (Comté, aged cheddar)
• Grape Variety: Merlot : 80%, Cabernet Franc : 20%, Cabernet Sauvignon , Other ,

Winery

Chateau La Gaffeliere（Malet‑Roquefort 家族擁有）

Chateau La Gaffeliere — Malet‑Roquefort family owned