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2016 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Merlot (55%),Cabernet Franc (35%),Cabernet Sauvignon (10%)
Neal Martin MW
93-95/100
Jane Anson MW
93/100
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
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2016 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

Sometimes very small changes are sufficient to turn the fortune of an estate in the eyes of consumers and merchants. Balance and poise have returned and are almost perfect in this wonderful wine. Sweet, rich cherries and blackberries provide a wealth of warm ripe fruit which is surrounded by almost seamlessly ripe tannins. This is not a subtle wine but it is unquestionably a very, very fine one which has the potential to be one of the finest wines to grace your table in the years to come.

Blend: Merlot 55%, Cabernet Franc 40%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Alcohol % 14.5
Grape List Merlot (55%),Cabernet Franc (35%),Cabernet Sauvignon (10%)
Body Medium Bodied
Property Château Canon-La-Gaffelière

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 93-95/100
The 2016 Canon la Gaffeliere is a blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon (vines organically certified) picked from 26 September to 15 October and matured in 60% new oak. The yield is 42 hectoliters per hectare. This offers one of the most cerebral aromatics that I have encountered from this Saint Emilion estate: mineral-rich red and black fruit, quite edgy, almost flinty in style. I adore the focus of these aromas that are wired directly into the olfactory senses. The palate is very well balanced and governed by the Cabernet component. The black fruit is lifted by some lovely graphite notes that lend it a very Left Bank-like personality. It is fresh, taut and linear with a very persistent finish. Unlike other vintages of Canon la Gaffelire, I feel that this will require four to five years in bottle. As good as the 2015 last year, it might even surpass it.Neil Martin - 28/04/2017
Neal Martin MW, (Apr 2017)
Jane Anson MW 93/100
Another successful wine in St-Émilion, with the signature of careful extraction. Well-brushed black fruits and a lovely push-and-pull effect between supple tannins, rich fruits and fresh acidity. Certified organic since the 2014 vintage.Drinking Window 2027 - 2045. jane_anson_mw - Decanter.com - April 2017
Jane Anson MW, Decanter.com (Apr 2017)
Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Dark crimson. Very rich sweet nose slightly reminiscent of the 'modernist' style. Rather thick and heavy. Suffers from being tasted immediately after the superior and sophisticated Ch Canon. Rather drying end. Good effort. Sincere but a tad vieux jeu. Hint of meatiness, then slightly drying tannins but good energy. jancis_robinson_mw - 13th April 2017
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2017)

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.

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