Château Canon-La Gaffelière - St.-Emilion 2005 (750ml)
Price: $169.00
| Producer | Château Canon-La Gaffelière |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2005 |
| Sku | 124499 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
"Very intense and powerful with blackberry and chocolate aromas. Full-bodied with fabulous velvety tannins and a long long finish. This coats every inch of the palate. Gorgeous and stylish"
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
"For opulence decadence and sexiness this 2005 is hard to resist. One of the vintage?s most flamboyant efforts it is a gorgeous blend of 55% Merlot 35% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. With a stunningly exotic nose of espresso roast a juicy meat and herb concoction spice box chocolate incense and copious quantities of sweet ripe black cherry and blackberry fruit this full-throttle St.-Emilion exhibits good structure (because of the vintage?s sound acid levels) and high but velvety tannin. It is a brilliant effort from proprietor Stephan von Neipperg. I would not discount its aging potential as the 1990 which I thought would have a short aging curve is still going strong at age 18. The 2005 should easily last 20-25 years."
Wine Enthusiast: 94 Points
"A successful wine from Canon la Gaffelière. It is in a modern style with very polished edges of fruit but the heart of the wine has a core of solid dark dry tannins. The wood gives spiciness but it is the black juicy fruits that impress."
Vinous: 93-94 Points
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.
vStephen Tanzer: 92 Points
Medium red. Reticent aromas of red fruits, coffee, roasted meat and mocha; a bit low-toned today. Superripe, sweet and densely packed; large-scaled for a wine from this property but quite closed today, hinting at an almost roasted ripeness. Atypically deep cabernet franc here. Finishes with broad tannins and lovely floral lift, leaving behind a captivating violet perfume in the empty glass. Very unevolved wine, in need of a decade of patience and likely to merit a higher score at its peak.
