Château Canon la Gaffelière, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
    Château Canon la Gaffelière

    Château Canon la Gaffelière, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2022

    94/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    96/100
    The Wine Independent
    94/100
    Vinous
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    1. 2022

      6x75cl

      EP

      £390.00

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    Critic Reviews

    96/100
    Chris Kissack,
    The Wine Independent
    This is a blend of 50% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, matured in barrels using just 40% new oak, and in vats, for 15 months. Some smoky oak in the aromatic profile here, with a fruit profile that swithers between tobacco-laced cranberry, pomegranate, red cherry and smoke, and then touching on fresh green peppercorn and mint. This all comes together rather nicely on the palate, with an elegantly polished texture and a powdered frame of finely managed tannins which can be found throughout the Neipperg portfolio in this vintage. Alongside there are elegant tobacco-infused summer berries, with powdered mineral notes and nuances of black pepper. Good grip and structure here, very coherent, with a firm finish. This is showing very well, with lovely lingering grip in the length. A surefire step up compared to some other recent vintages here – chapeau! Tasted twice. The alcohol on the label is 14%.
    drinking window 2030 - 2063
    date of review 06/2025
    94/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Enjoyable brambled fruits, medium intensity ruby colour, smoked earth, cedar and sandalwood, this has a precision and limestone fingerprint. Traces of smoked oak as it opens, this has precision and a limestone fingerprint,with violets, peonies, raspberry leaf. Neipperg family estate, 18ha, certified organic, 47hl/h yield.
    drinking window 2028 - 2042
    date of review 03/2025
    94/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Canon La Gaffelière, from Von Neipperg's stable, needed time to open in the glass. Initially understated, it offers brambly red fruit, undergrowth and limestone scents that gain cohesion with aeration. The palate is fresh and vibrant with chalky tannins and a silver bead of acidity. It’s taut and linear yet with ample tart red fruit enlivening the finish. This classically-styled, slightly peppery Canon La Gaffelière should age well in bottle. It is excellent.
    drinking window 2030 - 2055
    date of review 02/2025

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Emilion
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet
    abv:
    13.5%

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