2022 Château Canon-La Gaffelière St.-Emilion

This cru, owned by Mr Stephan Von Neipperg, has been promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé since the new classification of 2012. Rightly so, because the owner has brought the quality very high through strict selections and low yields.

The 2022 Château Canon-La Gaffelière St.-Emilion is a blend of 50% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Château Canon la Gaffelière is medium to deep garnet purple in colour in the glass. The Canon la Gaffeliere opens with an incredibly evocative nose of lilac, cherry, raspberry, jasmine and Sichuan pepper over a core of ripe black plum, wild blueberry and dark chocolate with a hint of iron ore and cumin seed. The medium to full bodied palate reveals a fantastic intensity of blue and black fruit layers, supported by a rock solid frame of firm, fine grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing long with a firework of fruit, mineral and spicy nuances. An exciting wine from the start and one that needs to age very well and you should definitely decant it in its younger years. This is an asset to the cellar.

Ratings: 96-98 Wine Cellar Insider (Jeff Leve), 17 Jancis Robinson, 95 Decanter, 97 Markus del Monego, 94-96 Wine Advocate, 94-96 Vinous (A. Galloni), 93-95 Vinous (N. Martin), 94 Jane Anson, 95-97 Jeb Dunnuck, 95-97 The Wine Independent (L. Perrotti-Brown), 94-96 Alexandre Ma, 96 Falstaff Magazine, 18.5 WeinWisser, 92 Jean-Marc Quarin, 97-98 James Suckling

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