Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé B 2016 ØKO i trækasse

Anthocyanes Yohan Castaing

Wine Enthusiast

A warm wine rich in tannins and with succulent berry fruits, this is both powerful and elegant. Its density doesn’t detract from the fruitiness that shines out of the wine and balances with the structured aging potential.

Vert de Vin Magazine

The nose is fruity, powerful, delicate and offers sweetness as well as minerality. It reveals slight hints of blackberry, black berries and gray pepper associated with discreet hints of flowers, ripe/fresh cherry, licorice, toasted oak as well as a very discreet hint of graphite. The palate is elegant, well-balanced, beautifully powerful (full in finesse) and offers a beautiful silky texture, a great vivacity, a beautiful minerality, an acid frame, tension, a nice deepness, a very nice finesse as well as a beautiful roundness. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of blackberry, fresh/ripe black berries/cassis associated with a hint of fresh/ripe red fruits (cherry…), toasted oak and spices. Tannins are elegant, fine and nicely mature. Beautiful and gourmande persistance with slight toasted/caramelized notes, chocolate as well as a very discreet hint of salinity.

Markus del Monego MW

On the palate quite powerful, well structured with mature tannins, sweet fruit and excellent length. A great and impressive wine.

Houlberg

6,5 Thumbs Up. Fra første snif slår det dig, hvor er vinen dog let og luftig ... virkelig adræt og let til bens. Det er virkelig den lette side af Bordeaux med lysere bær ... friske kirsebær, hindbær, brombær samt granatæbler, blomster i rige mængder, lidt ristede noter, grafit, et meget klart fadpræg med vanilje, karamel, kaffe, tobak, let mentol og en mineralsk note med svag salt. Hold nu op, hvor smager den godt. Vinen er så elegant, fin, lys, let med denne nærmest silkeagtig tekstur. Det er feminin Bordeaux, livlig, smuk og forførende som en smuk kvinde. Igen lidt lysere frugt samt nogle ristede noter, frisk og alligevel så delikat balanceret, så Houlberg bliver i godt humør. 97 point.

James Suckling

The aromas are very complex with sweet tobacco, black truffles, blueberries and blackberries. Subtle. Menthol, too. Full-bodied yet so elegant. Structure with finesse and purity. The tannins are melted in the wine. Fabulous young wine.

Antonio Galloni

The 2016 Canon La Gaffeliere is just as striking from bottle as it was from barrel. Bright, intensely aromatic and precise, the 2016 has it all. Sweet red cherry, pomegranate, blood orange and rose petal all race through this silky, super-expressive Saint-Émilion. In 2016, Canon La Gaffeliere is especially polished, refined and nuanced, which means also less overly powerful than in the past. It was compelling both times I tasted it from bottle.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

A super wine combining concentration, elegance, silky tannins and an array of floral, stone, cherry, plum, espresso, licorice and smoky essences. Give this at least a decade before popping a cork and enjoy it for the next 20 years after that.

Andreas Larsson, Tasted

Tastingbook.com

Robert Parker

Robert Parker

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 La Gaffeliere opens with compelling wild blueberries, freshly crushed plums and kirsch scents plus hints of garrigue, underbrush, rose hip tea and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully elegant with a soft, velvety texture and seamless freshness carrying the multilayered fruit to a long finish.

Jeb Dunnuck

One of the most elegant and seamless wines in the vintage is the 2016 Canon-la-Gaffelière, a blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in 60% new French oak.

Bettane & Desseauve

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.

Falstaff

Deep dark ruby garnet, firm core, violet reflections, delicate lightening of the edges, black berry fruit underlaid with fine herbal spices, a hint of liquorice, subtle hints of precious wood and graphite, dark nougat. Firm, dark cherries, firm, well-integrated tannins, good freshness, mineral notes, heart cherries, extract-sweet finish, good aging potential.

Jeannie Cho Lee