drink-now1988 Château La Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

The 1988 La Gaffeliere is a well-made, elegant, understated, charming, well-balanced wine that has avoided the excesses of tannin so prevalent in many 1988s. The interplay between the herb-tinged raspberry fruit and new oak is admirable.
Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate (February 1993)