2019 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 93.3 points

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  4/13/2024 - WhooskeyWine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Dark ruby hue. Aromas of blackberry, cassis, earthy, leather, pepper, plum. Plus body, plus tannins, plus acidity. Balanced with a long finish. Bold and smooth. Eminently drinkable now, but well worth cellaring. 49% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Franc, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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  10/31/2023 - kostaslonis wrote:

  2019 Bordeaux Tasting, MW tasting (Vintner's Hall, London): 49% Mer 39% CF 12% CS, 14%
  Big bold nose, juicy black fruit, toatst, beautiful fragrant pyrazinge notes
  Palate is greener than the nose, capsicum, big bold palate, fine oak frame, black fruit liqueuer, med finish

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  6/7/2023 - Chrysostomus Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Typical modern style, Merlot-driven Bdx. Good fruit, develops nicely over 3 days. Red fruits dominating. Tannins very well integrated, good structure but a little bit of heat, which nearly disappears on day 2 and 3. Will surely come together over the next 10 years. Needs a lot of time but all in all a drinkable modern wine already...

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  5/20/2023 - _Xenon wrote: 92 Points

  Gentlemen's birthday weekend - wine tasting journey: Liguria & the Cote d'Azur; 5/18/2023-5/20/2023 (Perinaldo, Liguria, Italy & Cote d'Azur France): I am a big fan of this wine - had fantastic memories with 2009 on the very top!
  
  However this was restrained. Clearly old world merlot dominated, the nose had either too much wood or even cork. My buddies said it was ok. Maybe it needed some more decanting.
  
  Bought at Koelner Weinkeller (Schatzkammer) in May 2023 for 90 €, which is also the current market value.

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  4/10/2023 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Truth be told, this has never been one of my favorite St.-Emilions, nor even my favorite of the Canons - the style is just a bit much on the slick and modern side. Still, this won me over. It opens up sweet and fruity but given some air to compose itself, it remains a rich and large-scaled wine, but turns robust and nicely defined and toned - no glop. It's dark-fruited and inky in saturation, perhaps flirts with excessive sweetness but the other elements stop it from crossing the line. There are a lot of interesting non-fruit elements that are hard to put my finger on, for example a scorched character evoking a nice charcoal-grilled steak crust that probably owes something to the barrel toast, but without much actual woody flavor. It's quite savory despite the fruit intensity and that, combined with the well-tailored mouthfeel, ultimately makes this come across as quite sophisticated and luxe. I'm just hoping it stays that way after all the slick fruit ages out.

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