The 2009 La Gaffelière has a rather over-the-top bouquet with smudged definition

all wrapped in a mouth coating

pipe tobacco and vanilla

and Hall’s wines are as characterful as the man himself

Louis Jadot, Beaune Celebration other_regions The 2009 La Gaffelière has(16 different Beaune 1ers are combined to create a blend; it is only produced in top vintages). A very ripe nose yet still reasonably fresh nose combines notes of spice, plum, earth and a floral top note. The supple, round and seductively textured medium weight flavors possess a caressing mouthfeel that contrasts somewhat with the firm and relatively powerful finish. This could use more depth though it seems reasonably clear that the underlying