Château Canon-la-Gaffelière
Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday . Here's a nice one from Saint Emilion.
Dark ruby in color with a short brick/ reddish rim.
On the nose, blueberries, cherries, licorice, oak, vanilla, wildflowers, spices, peppercorn, pencil lead, dark earth and coffee. Not very powerful though.
Full bodied with medium acidity and nice legs.
Dry on the palate with cooked cherries, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, diet cola, coffee, earth, vegetables and wet leaves.
Medium minus on the finish with firm tannins and tangy cranberries.
This 8 year old is drinking nicely now, although not from a great vintage. Easy drinking with a nice mouthfeel and nice complexity. Showing some over ripen fruits, which might be a storage issue. A good food wine, though.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly.
I had it blind, and called Right Bank Bordeaux 2011.
A blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Franc. Aged in French oak barrels for 15 months.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$100.
It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday . Here's a nice one from Saint Emilion.
Dark ruby in color with a short brick/ reddish rim.
On the nose, blueberries, cherries, licorice, oak, vanilla, wildflowers, spices, peppercorn, pencil lead, dark earth and coffee. Not very powerful though.
Full bodied with medium acidity and nice legs.
Dry on the palate with cooked cherries, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, diet cola, coffee, earth, vegetables and wet leaves.
Medium minus on the finish with firm tannins and tangy cranberries.
This 8 year old is drinking nicely now, although not from a great vintage. Easy drinking with a nice mouthfeel and nice complexity. Showing some over ripen fruits, which might be a storage issue. A good food wine, though.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly.
I had it blind, and called Right Bank Bordeaux 2011.
A blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Franc. Aged in French oak barrels for 15 months.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$100.
Beautiful Right Bank Bordeaux enjoyed with friends last night.
Beautiful Right Bank Bordeaux enjoyed with friends last night.
Jul 10th, 2016
Violets, orange peel and dark berries. Good weight and acidity
Violets, orange peel and dark berries. Good weight and acidity
Jul 7th, 2016
Chateau Canon La Gaffelière 2012 is a blend of 50 / 50 Merlot and Cabernet Franc, which lends elegance and ripe black and red fruit characteristics such as cassis, boysenberry, red currant, black cherry next to violets, licorice, tobacco, clove, nutmeg, cardamom, wet earth, leather, and vanilla.
It has a fine balance, moderate alcohol (13.5% ABV), and a generous mouthfeel with silky, fine-grained tannins.
C’est trés délicieux!
Chateau Canon La Gaffelière 2012 is a blend of 50 / 50 Merlot and Cabernet Franc, which lends elegance and ripe black and red fruit characteristics such as cassis, boysenberry, red currant, black cherry next to violets, licorice, tobacco, clove, nutmeg, cardamom, wet earth, leather, and vanilla.
It has a fine balance, moderate alcohol (13.5% ABV), and a generous mouthfeel with silky, fine-grained tannins.
C’est trés délicieux!
Beautiful balance, subtle flavours of wood, blue berry, pomegranate, spices. Rich, complex. Amazing.
Beautiful balance, subtle flavours of wood, blue berry, pomegranate, spices. Rich, complex. Amazing.
Dec 24th, 2021Love this! So well balanced right now!
Love this! So well balanced right now!
Nov 9th, 2019Decanted for a hour. BlackBerry, vanilla, black currant, and leather. Tannins are soft and silky. Excellent!
Shared with others who disliked Bordeaux and they loved this.
Decanted for a hour. BlackBerry, vanilla, black currant, and leather. Tannins are soft and silky. Excellent!
Shared with others who disliked Bordeaux and they loved this.
Gorgeous right banker. Silky smooth.
Gorgeous right banker. Silky smooth.
Dec 3rd, 2017Ran through an aerator prior to drinking only.
Dark cherry, and subtle touches of earth and oak. Smooth tannins even at this young age.
Very enjoyable now especially while the 09 and 10 vintages age.
Ran through an aerator prior to drinking only.
Dark cherry, and subtle touches of earth and oak. Smooth tannins even at this young age.
Very enjoyable now especially while the 09 and 10 vintages age.
A young wine wit very subtle hints of earthiness and tobacco on the nose. Nice tastes of red plums, coffee, and licorice wrapped in sleek tannins. Nicely balanced with a nice acidic backbone. Probably gains in complexity over the next decade.
A young wine wit very subtle hints of earthiness and tobacco on the nose. Nice tastes of red plums, coffee, and licorice wrapped in sleek tannins. Nicely balanced with a nice acidic backbone. Probably gains in complexity over the next decade.
Aug 15th, 2017