Canon La Gaffelire19.5

AOC Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classe

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

30

80% 18

(2011)
2011Canon La Gaffeliere

(2012)
2012Neipperg

(2016)
2016Canon La GaffeliereSaint Emilion Cabernet Canon La Gaffeliere 2015

Chteau Canon La Gaffelire is located on the outskirts of the medieval town of Saint-Emilion, at the southern foot of the slope.

The 19.5 hectare vineyard has a complex, outstanding terroir of clay-limestone and clay-sand soil. The topsoil is primarily sandy, increasingly so as one moves away from the slope.

Appellation:
AOC Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classe

Country of Origin:
Bordeaux, France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vinification:
In wooden vats for 30 days. Extraction by pneumatic pigeage (punching down the cap)

Ageing:
In new oak barrels (80%) on the lees for 18 months. No fining or filtering

Tasting Notes:
(2011)The 2011 Canon La Gaffeliere is less exotic and open-knit than usual, but it exhibits beautiful notes of black currants, licorice, camphor and forest floor. A burgeoning complexity as well as medium to full body and well-integrated wood are found in this pure beauty.

(2012)
The dense ruby/purple 2012 offers pure blackcurrant and black cherry fruit along with some notes of Christmas spices and earth. It is full-bodied and opulent, with light tannins in the finish. This is a beauty of impeccable balance, great purity and texture. Kudos to von Neipperg, who rarely ever seems to make a mistake.

(2016)
The 2016 Canon la Gaffeliere offers one of the most cerebral aromatics from this Saint Emilion estate: mineral-rich red and black fruit, quite edgy, almost flinty in style. 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, this will require four to five years in bottle. As good as the 2015, it might even surpass it.