2020 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  12/20/2023 - d.f.c Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A reasonably good and well balanced St. Emilion wine. Smooth to the taste and finishes well.

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  4/23/2023 - Cailles wrote: 91 Points

  Bordeaux 2020 - 10 red & 1 sweet wine: Arrivage tasting by a merchant. Be aware, the sample size is quite small but here are a few observations: 1) Overall quality: This is another good vintage in Bordeaux but clearly not on the same level as 2016 or 2019. 2) Ripeness: What I tasted showed less ripe than 2015/18/19. Most wine show fresh dark and blue fruit, the two right banks showed well behaved too. None of the wines showed alcohol heat (a problem in many 18s and some 15s). Overall, I expected more ripeness but maybe the wineries I sampled all just got the picking date right. 3) Complexity: 2020 will not reach the heights of 2016 and for me is also a step or two behind 2015/18/19. 4) Precision: The precision was quite good, although not on the level of the 2016s. 5) Structural frame: The tannins are ripe but have more edges than in 16/18/19 and will need time to soften, the acidity is high and well-integrated, the texture is not as airy as in 2016 but a step above 15/18 and maybe even 19. Overall, the wines showed quite harmonious but without the magical balance of the 2016s (and the best 15/18/19s I had).
  
  TN: Brief impressions only. This had a nice, not too ripe fruit core with dark red berries at the core. Additional layers of minerality and herbs. This was a bit tannic and not as elegant as I hoped for but maybe time will help here to bring it all together. 91pts.

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  3/21/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points

  In contention as one of the top vintages produced here, the wine is strong on its floral characteristics. Once past the opening bouquet of white flowers and dried roses you find plums, black cherries, black raspberries, mint and cigar wrapper nuances. The palate provides a lush, opulent, as well as vibrant, energetic backdrop for its wealth of deep red fruits and oceanic influences. The finish has a touch of salty chalk that adds complexity to its wealth of silky, ripe, red fruits. Drink from 2025-2050.

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  3/6/2023 - Zweder wrote: 93 Points

  UGCB tasting Bordeaux 2020 Walkaround tasting so in general just short notes (Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam.): Juicy red and dark berries, good acidity and round, sticky tannin. 93+

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  3/6/2023 - Mikaelbe wrote:

  Darker profile, plums, cherries, herbal, long finish with sapidity. Quite tannic still.

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