2005 CHÂTEAU CANON LA GAFFELIÈRE Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion
2005 CHÂTEAU CANON LA GAFFELIÈRE Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion
| Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc | Origin: France, Bordeaux |
Lea & Sandeman review
Beautifully restrained - lovely sweet aromas and yet texturally dry and architectural, very cool fresh and pure, lots of interest, pain d'épices and pencil-box, really an oustanding Canon la Gaffelière. 94/100Other reviews and comments
Bright, full ruby-red. Knockout nose offers black raspberry, coffee, minerals, flowers, tobacco and nutty oak. Densely packed and vibrant, with terrific energy to its tightly coiled flavors of dark fruits and minerals. Here, too, the quality of the cabernet franc is high. Finishes strong and very long, with an explosion of dark fruits and flowers. An outstanding vintage for this property. (May/June 2007)
93-94/100
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
(a blend of 55% merlot, 35% cabernet franc and 10% cabernet sauvignon) Medium ruby-red. Lovely lift to the aromas of black raspberry, chocolate and minerals. Sweet, lush and smooth, with excellent density and fine-grained texture. Very complex, elegantly styled wine that already shows enticing inner-mouth aromatic character. Impressively broad and long on the back end, with the tannins dusting the teeth.
91-94/100
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
The qualitative equal of this estate's top-notch 2000, 1998, and 1990, the 2005 Canon-La-Gaffeliere is a stunning effort from proprietor Stephan von Neipperg. A blend of 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, it possesses complex, fragrant aromas of spice box, black currants, sweet cherries, and licorice. Dense, opulent, full-bodied, pure, and layered, it is an impressively endowed St.-Emilion that should evolve slowly, and last for 15 or more years. 2006-21
92-94/100
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
An attractive cassis and blackcherry nose. Very pure and modern in style. The palate has great weight with opulent rounded black fruits. Very tannic with a touch of burnt toast on the finish. A touch of astringency on the finish just spoils would could be an outstanding wine.
20/25
Neal Martin's Wine Journal, erobertparker.com
One of the greatest Canon-la-Gaffeliere ever made: big body, complex nose, tannin very deftly extracted without any sharpness, great length. Owes much to the Cabernet Franc content of the blend. Drink from 2015.
****/18
www.decanter.com
This is very concentrated on the nose, with blackberry and violets. Full-bodied, with masses of tannins and bright fruit. It goes on and on and on. Exceptional.
95-100/100
James Suckling, The Wine Spectator
Very dark, blackish crimson. Mossy, savoury, autumn mulch aromas. Very energetic and opulent and well managed. Intense in terms of colour but lovely smooth, unforced texture. Cool finish. Excellently friendly vintage expression chock full of well-handled ripe fruit. Fine tannins emerge only on the finish. Long. Very clever winemaking. 2012-27
17.5
Jancis Robinson MW OBE - www.JancisRobinson.com
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