Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 2006
|
|
Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 2006
Bordeaux Red Blends from St-Emilion, Bordeaux, France
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
winemaker's notes:
A rather "intellectual" wine with a great deal of finesse that is relatively open even in its youth... There is always a floral side to enhance its fruitiness, with hints of forest floor. A great pleasure on both the nose and the palate. Fine and delicate.
Varietal Blend: 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc,
10% Cabernet Sauvignon
critical acclaim:
"Shows black truffle, blackberry and tea leaf on the nose. Full-bodied, with extremely well-integrated tannins and a racy, velvety-textured finish. A beauty for the vintage. Best after 2014."
93 Points
Wine Spectator
"La Gaffelière, now under the expert guidance of Saint-Emilion’s guru Stéphane Derenoncourt, is producing serious wine. None more so than this firmly closed but powerful and dense 2006. Bitter chocolate and dark tannins come together to form a shell covering the weight of the fruit. It will probably always be firm, but the black currant fruit flavors will come through eventually—maybe in 5–7 years."
93 Points
Wine Enthusiast
"Stephan von Neipperg's splendid 50-acre vineyard on clay and limestone soils has once again produced a beautifully ripe, concentrated, textured, sensual wine of both power and elegance. The 2006, an unfined, unfiltered blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, reveals sweet aromas of fruitcake, cassis, black cherries, roasted herbs, cedar, and spice box. This pure, textured, forward beauty should drink well for 12-15+ years."
92 Points
The Wine Advocate
"Bright medium ruby. Highly aromatic nose combines blackberry, violet, tobacco leaf, licorice and cedar. Dense, lush, sweet and fine-grained, with a wonderfully pliant, silky texture devoid of rough edges. Utterly seamless, savory wine but with no shortage of vinosity or energy. Finishes suave and very long."
92 Points
International Wine Cellar
User Wine Lists
The top 3 most viewed lists that include this wine.
Create a list and share your favorite wines with other customers.
Randy's Wines - 7/5/2012 (63 items) (viewed 2589 times)
Wish List - 10/25/2012 (6 items) (viewed 36 times)
|
ALL9760448_2006
|
|
