1961 Château La Gaffelière Naudes St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note
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1961
Château La Gaffelière Naudes (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
This stunner offers everything you could hope for in an aged Bordeaux. Cigar box, truffle, spice, licorice, and plums are all over the place, in the nose, and on the palate. There is ample concentration and a creamy, plummy, earthy finish that steals the show. Drink from 2026-2031. 63 Views Tasted Jan 10, 2026This bottle rocked with its roasted plums, wet earth, herbs, dried flowers, tomato, and cigar box perfume. Silky, refined, and with alternating notes of sweet and tart, spicy, earthy, truffle-topped red berries and olives on the palate, this remains a nice treat. Drink from 2023-2030. 4,426 Views Tasted Sep 1, 2023Still going strong the wine kicks off with coffee grounds, roasted plums, herbs, dried flowers, cigar wrapper and a hint of tomato. Medium-bodied, sweet and tart on the palate and in the finish, which ends with a savory edge. 5,346 Views Tasted Apr 8, 2022Leafy with added complexities of spice box, cigar wrapper, cedar, leather and wet earth that adds to the red pit fruits. There is freshness, soft tannins and more, delicious, ripe, red fruits along with herbs and earthy notes in the finish. This is one of the better values from 1961 in the Right Bank, if you can find a bottle. 3,877 Views Tasted May 31, 2018Explosive nose of flowers, black raspberry, thyme, sweet cherry, tobacco and fresh herbs. Silky, soft and smooth, with a sweet, fresh, sensuous red berry finish. 3,224 Views Tasted Dec 9, 2014 |
When to Drink Chateau La Gaffeliere, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau La Gaffeliere is much better with at least 8-12 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours or more. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.
Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau La Gaffeliere offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 9-30 years of age after the vintage.
Serving Chateau La Gaffeliere with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips
Chateau La Gaffeliere is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.
Chateau La Gaffeliere is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau La Gaffeliere is also good when matched with Asian dishes, and hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.