Marco Abella, Priorat Clos Abella Red 2016 Saint Estephe Chateau La Gaffeliere has the

Chateau La Gaffeliere has the unique distinction of being one of the oldest

with notes of citrus

The 2017 vintage bears the mark of Alexis Delagrange

These soils express all the characteristics of the Saint-Estèphe terroirs and give life to complex and powerful wines with an intense

Heated in a large top

Marco Abella, Priorat Clos Abella Red 2016 Saint Estephe Chateau La Gaffeliere has the70% Cariena, 30% Garnacha from vines in Porrera. Aged 18 months in French Oak Barrels, 30% of them new, which obviously marked the wine with plenty of oak aromas and flavors and especially a texture from the tannins. Perfect bouquet of red and dark fruits, fresh flowers, minerals, spices and licorice. Definitively riper, more concentrated and oakier, the Clos Abella is the top of the range. It's a powerful, well oaked and modern version of Priorat.