Château Canon-la-Gaffelière

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

9.115 ratings
9.04 pro ratings
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Rick Baumgarten

Very good, but was actually hoping for great.

Very good, but was actually hoping for great.

Jun 17th, 2019
Karen Daenen

Things change when you go home. Wine w dad

Things change when you go home. Wine w dad

Feb 2nd, 2014
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

1996 vintage. Solid fill. Excellent cork. Decanted and tasted over the course of 1.5 hours. Tossing big sed. Medium body. Huge sandalwood on the initial nose that turned into charcoal after 20-25 minutes. Cocoa/milk chocolate, dark plum, coffee grounds and a "chunkiness" that worked well collectively for approximately 45 mins but then lost cohesion, fragmented and made the wine slightly less interesting. Thought the wine could hold up for another 15 years at a 9.4 level during the first half but the second half revealed a lack of depth on the bench. Would like to taste again and give it 2 hours to make a long(er)-term case for itself. 3.28.24.

1996 vintage. Solid fill. Excellent cork. Decanted and tasted over the course of 1.5 hours. Tossing big sed. Medium body. Huge sandalwood on the initial nose that turned into charcoal after 20-25 minutes. Cocoa/milk chocolate, dark plum, coffee grounds and a "chunkiness" that worked well collectively for approximately 45 mins but then lost cohesion, fragmented and made the wine slightly less interesting. Thought the wine could hold up for another 15 years at a 9.4 level during the first half but the second half revealed a lack of depth on the bench. Would like to taste again and give it 2 hours to make a long(er)-term case for itself. 3.28.24.

Mar 29th, 2024
Joseph Gannon

fantastic menthol/eucalyptus nose, flavor didnt quite match but very good nonetheless

fantastic menthol/eucalyptus nose, flavor didnt quite match but very good nonetheless

Sep 25th, 2020
Marco Meuwis

Great smooth wine, very drinkable!

Great smooth wine, very drinkable!

Apr 14th, 2015
Sonia Kopp

1996

Jul 12th, 2015
Rory Pugh

Rory had this 10 years ago

Rory had this 10 years ago

Jul 29th, 2014
Björnstierne Antonson

Björnstierne had this 11 years ago

Björnstierne had this 11 years ago

Dec 2nd, 2013
Jeff Qualman

Jeff had this 7 years ago

Jeff had this 7 years ago

Jul 5th, 2017
Christopher @travelwine

Christopher had this 8 years ago

Christopher had this 8 years ago

Dec 6th, 2016