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Château Canon La Gaffelière Saint-Émilion Red 2005

Château Canon La Gaffelière Saint-Émilion Red 2005

€264,90
€264,90
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Intense nose, fresh, open and jammy-ripe. Blackberry, licorice, vanilla, black cherry, chocolate, cinnamon, pine forest and with hardly any traces of oak. First sip awakes the significant, yet ripe tannins. This wine is all about good fruit. No over-extraction on the palate and behind the wall of youth lies a beautiful elegance. Notch of greenness (10% cabernet franc) adds to the complexity. Acidity is perfect. The wine is mouth filling, but never heavy-handed, despite the 14.5% ABV. Long finish with licorice and maybe a tad of heath, that probably will integrate more in due course. This is gorgeous and has a good future ahead.
  • Château Canon-La-Gaffelière
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • 2005
  • Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon , and Cabernet Franc
  • Soil: Clay-limestone and clay-sand soil at the foot of the slope. Average age of the vines: 50 years.
  • Fermentation: in temperature-controlled wooden vats for 32 days. Extraction by pneumatic “pigeage” (punching down the cap). Malolactic fermentation: in new oak barrels (up to 80%) on fine lees.
  • Ageing in new oak barrels (80%) on the lees for 18 months.
  • 75cl
  • 14%
  • 16ºC - 18ºC
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The story

The family von Neipperg has made wine in Germany since the 13th century, and viticulture has never stopped being a central part of their life. The custodian of some 800 years of winegrowing tradition, the talented Stephan von Neipperg manages the Bordeaux estates acquired by his family in 1971. Ably assisted by a team of professionals, he has brought the wines from these châteaux to the pinnacle of quality.

Located on the pied de côte (foot of the slope) south of the medieval village of Saint-Émilion, Château Canon La Gaffelière's terroir consists of clay-limestone and clay-sand soil that is very permeable and particularly efficient at retaining heat.

The choice of grape varieties is rather atypical for the appellation in light of the soil: almost a perfect 50/50 divide between Merlot and Cabernet. The Cabernets ripen early and remarkably well on Canon La Gaffelière's warm soil, adding power and aromatic complexity to Merlot's opulence to create wines of natural elegance and finesse.

In keeping with vineyard management adapted to each plot, the vat room was designed to be able to ferment and house wine made from each one in order to fine tune the final blend. Fermentation takes place slowly and temperatures are kept under close control to bring out the best the grapes have to offer. The wine is aged on the lees to enhance its intrinsic qualities and each barrel is treated individually. Non-interventionist winemaking is practised and in such a way as to make the most of vintage character.

Source: Château Canon la Gaffelière website