2011 Canon la Gaffeliere
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Tasting notes
A very savour nose gives way to a plump, juicy palate with lovely fine tannin. Nice.
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
James Suckling
More reviews and scores
The 2011 Canon-la-Gaffelière has a lovely nose with brambly red fruit, rose petal and certainly more vigour than many of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with a piquant entry, raspberry and mulberry laced with white pepper and clove, with a fine and quite cohesive finish. This is ageing well in bottle. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.
Tasted blind. Quite evolved at the rim. Fragrant and ripe on the nose. Sweet and pleasant with virtually no tannin evident – most unusual for a 2011! A tad simple. (JR)
Tasted blind. Dark ruby. Sweet dried-fruit characters on the nose. Gentle and round. Sensitively made. Flattering even if not the most concentrated. (JR)
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.