{"product_id":"chateau-la-gaffeliere-1969","title":"Chateau La Gaffeliere Saint-Emilion 1969 AOC 0,75l","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Malet Roquefort family have held La Gaffelière for centuries, which makes them among the longest-standing proprietors in Bordeaux. The vineyard lies on the côtes directly below the Saint-Émilion plateau, sharing a boundary with Ausone, on limestone and clay slopes that give a lighter, more perfumed wine than the gravel estates over towards Pomerol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been a Premier Grand Cru Classé since the Saint-Émilion classification was created in 1955, so it was already a first-rank name when this wine was made. 1969 was cool and wet on both banks; the Merlot here was picked into a difficult autumn and the wine was never intended for a long life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat it offers today is age. Fifty-seven years in bottle turns even a modest claret into something quiet and tertiary — dried fruit, forest floor, a little sweetness at the edges — and the label still carries the one number that matters to whoever opens it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Château La Gaffelière\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saint-Émilion AOC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75cl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bordeaux, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it is likely to be now.\u003c\/strong\u003e A light year long past its peak, so this is now a gentle, faded wine that should be opened for the date rather than held any longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it suits.\u003c\/strong\u003e A first-growth Saint-Émilion classification for a 57th birthday, at a price that makes it a realistic gift rather than an indulgence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The label shows only the faintest cellar staining, and the fill sits at very top shoulder, which is strong for a wine bottled in 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--anno-tpl-3--\u003e","brand":"Château La Gaffelière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58326603923800,"sku":"ANNO-000702","price":159.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/6505\/6856\/files\/chateau-la-gaffeliere-1969_47c7b6f5-937f-498f-bcea-f666acae13eb.jpg?v=1790767214","url":"https:\/\/anno.wine\/products\/chateau-la-gaffeliere-1969","provider":"ANNO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}