Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé B 2016 ØKO i trækasse

"97 points. Editor's Choice. This is both powerful and elegant." - Wine Enthusiast
"97 points. A beautiful silky texture" - Vert de Vin Magazine
"97 points. A great and impressive wine." - Markus Del Monego MW
"97 point. Forførende som en smuk kvinde... Houlberg bliver i godt humør" - Houlberg

100 points… Chateau Canon scorer fuld plade i årgang 2016, der for længst er udråbt som en klassiker i Bordeaux. Søstervinen ”La Gaffeliere” er sjældent set så elegant og powerfuld som i denne rekordårgang.

As good as the 2015 last year, it might even surpass it.” – Robert Parker

Bedst som man troede at den forrige årgang 2015 ikke kunne blive meget bedre, så kommer Parker ind fra siden med beskeden om, at dette års Gaffeliere måske endda bliver endnu bedre.

Det er over 5 år siden, at Parker smagte vinen, så nu er det bare at få proppen af og smage efter!

Smagenote

I glasset er vinen tæt rubinrød. Himmelsk næse med parfumerede violer og rosenblade, solbær, mørke blommer og kirsebær finder sammen med tørrede urter fra Cabernet Franc-druen. Komplekse fadnoter af cigarkasse, grafit, kaffe, toast, chokolade og vanilje åbenbarer sig også i den elegante bouquet. I munden stor, rig og powerfuld som en ægte Grand Cru Classé takket være 2016-årgangens perfekt modne druer. Den mørke bærfrugt smyr sig om tungen med stor finesse og smagsdybde. De 7 år på fad og flaske har samtidig afrundede tanninerne, der nu fremstår bløde og imødekommende. Ekstremt lang eftersmag med lag-på-lag af lækre frugtnuancer kombineret med en frisk kalket mineralitet. Drik nu, eller gem 15-20 år fra høståret.     

Anmeldelser af Ch. Canon la Gaffelière St-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé B 2016

96-98/100 Anthocyanes, Y. Castaing

97/100 Wine Enthusiast
"A warm wine rich in tannins and with succulent berry fruits, this is both powerful and elegant. Its density doesn’t detract from the fruitiness that shines out of the wine and balances with the structured aging potential."

97/100 Vert de Vin Magazine
"The nose is fruity, powerful, delicate and offers sweetness as well as minerality. It reveals slight hints of blackberry, black berries and gray pepper associated with discreet hints of flowers, ripe/fresh cherry, licorice, toasted oak as well as a very discreet hint of graphite. The palate is elegant, well-balanced, beautifully powerful (full in finesse) and offers a beautiful silky texture, a great vivacity, a beautiful minerality, an acid frame, tension, a nice deepness, a very nice finesse as well as a beautiful roundness. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of blackberry, fresh/ripe black berries/cassis associated with a hint of fresh/ripe red fruits (cherry…), toasted oak and spices. Tannins are elegant, fine and nicely mature. Beautiful and gourmande persistance with slight toasted/caramelized notes, chocolate as well as a very discreet hint of salinity."

97/100 Markus Del Monego MW 
"On the palate quite powerful, well structured with mature tannins, sweet fruit and excellent length. A great and impressive wine."

97/100 Houlberg
"6,5 Thumbs Up. Fra første snif slår det dig, hvor er vinen dog let og luftig ... virkelig adræt og let til bens. Det er virkelig den lette side af Bordeaux med lysere bær ... friske kirsebær, hindbær, brombær samt granatæbler, blomster i rige mængder, lidt ristede noter, grafit, et meget klart fadpræg med vanilje, karamel, kaffe, tobak, let mentol og en mineralsk note med svag salt. Hold nu op, hvor smager den godt. Vinen er så elegant, fin, lys, let med denne nærmest silkeagtig tekstur. Det er feminin Bordeaux, livlig, smuk og forførende som en smuk kvinde. Igen lidt lysere frugt samt nogle ristede noter, frisk og alligevel så delikat balanceret, så Houlberg bliver i godt humør. 97 point."

96/100 James Suckling
"The aromas are very complex with sweet tobacco, black truffles, blueberries and blackberries. Subtle. Menthol, too. Full-bodied yet so elegant. Structure with finesse and purity. The tannins are melted in the wine. Fabulous young wine." 

96/100 Antonio Galloni
"The 2016 Canon La Gaffelière is just as striking from bottle as it was from barrel. Bright, intensely aromatic and precise, the 2016 has it all. Sweet red cherry, pomegranate, blood orange and rose petal all race through this silky, super-expressive Saint-Émilion. In 2016, Canon La Gaffelière is especially polished, refined and nuanced, which means also less overly powerful than in the past. It was compelling both times I tasted it from bottle."

96/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
"A super wine combining concentration, elegance, silky tannins and an array of floral, stone, cherry, plum, espresso, licorice and smoky essences. Give this at least a decade before popping a cork and enjoy it for the next 20 years after that."

96/100 Tasted.com
"Nuanced nose with finely roasted notes, coffee mocha, ripe dark fruit and spice box. The palate is dense and vigorous with fine proportions, grainy tannin, flavour intense with digest dark fruit, underlying freshness, a nice touch of roasted oak with a long, dense and meaty finish."

96/100 Tastingbook.com

95+/100 Robert Parker
"Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 La Gaffeliere opens with compelling wild blueberries, freshly crushed plums and kirsch scents plus hints of garrigue, underbrush, rose hip tea and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully elegant with a soft, velvety texture and seamless freshness carrying the multilayered fruit to a long finish."

95/100 Jeb Dunnuck
"One of the most elegant and seamless wines in the vintage is the 2016 Canon-la-Gaffelière, a blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in 60% new French oak." 

95/100 Bettane & Desseauve

95/100 Wine Spectator
"This delivers a very fresh, juicy ball of red and black currant preserve flavors laced liberally with bramble, roasted apple wood and sweet tobacco notes. Shows terrific purity, energy and drive, with a piercing echo of minerality through the mouthwatering finish. Best from 2022 through 2038."

95/100 Falstaff
"Deep dark ruby garnet, firm core, violet reflections, delicate lightening of the edges, black berry fruit underlaid with fine herbal spices, a hint of liquorice, subtle hints of precious wood and graphite, dark nougat. Firm, dark cherries, firm, well-integrated tannins, good freshness, mineral notes, heart cherries, extract-sweet finish, good aging potential."

95/100 Jeannie Cho Lee MW

Nyd den til saftigt kød, andeconfit, fuglevildt, lam, svamperetter og modne oste. Servér ved 16-18°C

Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé er I årgangs 2015 fremstillet på et højrebredsblend af 55 % Merlot, 38 % Cabernet Franc og 7 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Vinen er modnet i franske egetræsbarriques i 17 måneder, heraf 55 % nye fade.

Bag om Château Canon 

Château Canon er toppen af Saint-Émilion. Klassificeret ”Premier Grand Cru Classé (B)”, og i fysisk forstand beliggende øverst oppe på St-Émilions berømte kalkstensplateau.

Familien Wertheimer fra New York føjede i 1996 Ch. Canon til sin portefølje med bl.a. modehuset House of Chanel samt Ch. Rauzan-Ségla i Margaux. Den dynamiske direktør John Kolasa, headhuntet fra selveste Château Latour, fik hurtigt sat vinmarker og vineri på stjernekurs.

Kolosa lod sig pensionere i 2015. Som en nærmest symbolsk, trefoldig afskedssalut var Ch. Canon i samme årgang helt oppe at ramme 100/100 point hos Suckling, Vinous og Parker!

At dømme efter fabelagtige 2016 har afløser Nicolas Audebert ikke tænkt sig at hvile på laurbærbladene.