Château Canon-la-Gaffelière

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

9.225 ratings
9.24 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
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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.

Mar 12th, 2020
Mark Pagliaro

Winemaker Stone & Key Cellars

9.6

Beautiful Right Bank Bordeaux enjoyed with friends last night.

Beautiful Right Bank Bordeaux enjoyed with friends last night.

Jul 10th, 2016
Victor Charcan

Violets, orange peel and dark berries. Good weight and acidity

Violets, orange peel and dark berries. Good weight and acidity

Jul 7th, 2016
Vanessa

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!

Jan 7th, 2024
David Valenti

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, 2021
Joe Gillies

Love this! So well balanced right now!

Love this! So well balanced right now!

Nov 9th, 2019
Joe Gillies

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.

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.

Oct 20th, 2018
Joe Gillies

Gorgeous right banker. Silky smooth.

Gorgeous right banker. Silky smooth.

Dec 3rd, 2017
Joe Gillies

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.

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.

Sep 24th, 2017
Mike Mayer

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