WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 911; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1996 which is 885. The average score for Château La Gaffelière is 882, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château La Gaffelière they use words like Full, Black, Tannins, Blackberry, Tannin, Spicy, Intensity, Impressive, Licorice. The 1996 shares some of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1996 but no other wine from Château La Gaffelière: Mature, Layers, Blackcurrant, Raisin, Prune, Polished, Cigar, Pine, Resin. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (12.5% vs 0%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 1996 (12.5% vs 12.53%). It normally takes wines from Château La Gaffelière around 9 years to be ready to start drinking, and 22 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Clos Fourtet 2010, Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2012, Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2006, Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2004, Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2008; but better value alternatives would be Château de Fonbel 2010.
MyWineMine calculates the price per point of MyWineMine Score; this wine offers extremely good value and is in the top decile for value.
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Prices & Deals for Château La Gaffelière 1996
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-09-05 |
gbp |
15 |