2005 | Chteau Canon La Gaffelire

Red Wine: 2005 | Chteau Canon La Gaffelire

The mix of loganberry, black currant and black cherry fruit has begun to shift into a secondary phase here, but there is still ample vibrancy, with a racy mineral streak and lively anise, apple wood and floral notes. The long, refined finish is still a touch tight.

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Producer: Chteau Canon La Gaffelire

Ratings: WA | 94 JS | 95

Vintage: 2005

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

The mix of loganberry, black currant and black cherry fruit has begun to shift into a secondary phase here, but there is still ample vibrancy, with a racy mineral streak and lively anise, apple wood and floral notes. The long, refined finish is still a touch tight.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: This fragrant, lush, seductive wine offers up plum, Christmas spices and crme de cassis. This dense garnet/purple wine also has loads of blackcurrant and black cherry fruit, terrific aromatics, a full-bodied mouthfeel, beautiful purity, texture, and a long, long finish. Once again, the Comte von Neipperg and his winemaking consultant Stphane Derenoncourt have hit a home run in this vintage. This beauty is approachable, if not drinkable already, and should continue to evolve for 10-15 years.

• James Suckling: This is a vivid and juicy wine with great depth and finesse. Full body, chewy and beautiful. Tight and complex. Still needs time but sexy and beautiful. Stone and chalk. Exciting.

Producer Information

Chteau Canon La Gaffelire is a well-regarded Premier Grand Cru Class wine estate in the Saint-milion region of northeastern Bordeaux. The chteau is known for the elegance and finesse of its wines as much as it is for its owner: Count Stephan von Neipperg. The estate and chteau lies just south of Saint-milion town and was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Class 2012. Canon La Gaffelire's 19.5-hectare (48-acre) vineyard is a mix of clay-limestone and clay-sand soils, with predominantly sandy topsoils. These characteristics are well-suited to the grape varieties planted here with the vineyards composed of 50 percent Merlot, 40 percent Cabernet Franc and 10 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. At harvest, the grapes are hand-harvested and destemmed without crushing, then fermented in temperature-controlled wooden vats. They are then aged in mostly new oak barrels for up to 18 months. The Canon La Gaffelire estate began as two separate holdings in the 19th Century: Canon Boitard and La Gaffelire Boitard. They were eventually combined, and then acquired by the Von Neipperg family in 1971. Current proprietor Count Stephan von Neipperg also owns La Mondotte, Clos de L'Oratoire and Chteau Peyreau in Saint-milion, plus a handful of other estates around Bordeaux.