Château Canon-La-Gaffelière

St-Émilion Grand Cru Classé 2012

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  Vintage 2012
  93 points

Proprietor Comtes von Neipperg has done an incredible job with this estate, turning things around from a vegetal, diluted and undernourished wine in the 1970s and 1980s to something that has gotten stronger and strong ever since 1988. The dense ruby/purple 2012 offers pure blackcurrant and black cherry fruit along with some notes of Christmas spices and earth. It is full-bodied and opulent, with light tannins in the finish. This is a beauty of impeccable balance, great purity and texture. Kudos to von Neipperg, who rarely ever seems to make a mistake. Anticipated maturity: now-2030. The final blend tips the scales at 13.5% from an equal-part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

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  Vintage 2012
  92 points

Medium deep colour. Red currant red cherry aromas with cedar, vanilla notes. Sweet red cherry, red currant fruit, plenty of mid palate richness, fine grained cedary tannins. Finishes chalky aldente firm with plenty of flavour length.(Barrel)