The 2016 Canon la Gaffeliere is a blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon (vines organically certified) picked from 26 September to 15 October and matured in 60% new oak. The yield is 42 hectoliters per hectare. This offers one of the most cerebral aromatics that I have encountered from this Saint Emilion estate: mineral-rich red and black fruit, quite edgy, almost flinty in style. I adore 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 Gaffelière, I feel that this will require four to five years in bottle. As good as the 2015 last year, it might even surpass it.

95 Wine Spectator

This delivers a very fresh, juicy ball of red and black currant preserve flavors laced liberally with bramble, roasted apple wood and sweet tobacco notes. Shows terrific purity, energy and drive, with a piercing echo of minerality through the mouthwatering finish. Best from 2022 through 2038. 6,917 cases made. — JM

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Château Canon La Gaffelière

Château Canon-la-Gaffelière lies just south of the medieval village of Saint-Émilion amongst the lower-lying limestone slopes of the appellation. The nearly 20-hectare vineyard is currently owned and run by Stéphan von Neipperg, who owns the Saint-Émilion Clos de l’Oratoire, as well as the overachieving Château d’Aiguilhe in Côtes de Castillon. Canon-la-Gaffelière is now one of von Neipperg’s remarkable labels, classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé B property, the château fluently exemplifies his new vision. The style here, as with all of his wines, is sumptuous and supple, with meticulously unified oak and soft, velvety tannins making the blend unpredictably approachable after just three or four years’ patience. As of 2014, the estate has been completely Certified Organic. Headed by Stéphan, this step forward, supported by his tireless efforts in both the modernization of the viticulture and viniculture practices, are vital components that contribute to the château’s overall success. The Grand Vin, Canon-la-Gaffelière, vintage after vintage is elegant, well-structured and unfailing long on the palate.

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