2009 Canon la Gaffeliere
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Tasting notes
Beautiful autumnal leaf and old book aromatics, super charming with ripe brambled and pureed red and black fruits, touches of soy, cinnamon, smoked earth and sea spray that speaks of the limestone impact. Great quality, a little more evolved than expected.
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James Suckling
Wine Spectator
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55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Big and bold and ripe though not the freshest red bordeaux around! A bit astringent now. Awkward middle age? (JR)
The 2009 Canon-la-Gaffelière is a little loose-knit on the nose, perhaps showing a little brettanomyces, rather animally in style. The palate is medium-bodied with gently gripping tannin, quite solid with good density, the second half more introspective than the first with black fruit, cedar, graphite and tobacco notes. This is a serious Right Bank 2009 and, though it showed more promise three years ago, it should age well over the next decade. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting.
About the producer
Owned by the Von Niepperg family (along with one of the original garage wines, La Mondotte), Ch. Canon-la-Gaffelière is known for its opulent, plush style of Saint-Emilion and high percentage of Cabernet.