Château Canon la Gaffelière - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2007

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

90 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe8/30/2010

Good bright ruby-red. Plum, currant, coffee, graphite, tobacco and licorice on the nose, lifted by a peppery element. Plush, sweet and ripe but youthfully reticent; dense and broad but not at all heavy, thanks to fresh acidity. This really saturates the palate with flavor but is tight today and in need of three or four years of patience.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2010

This well-known estate consistently performs at a high level, and proprietor Stephan von Neipperg-s 2007 is a beauty. Cropped at 26 hectoliters per hectare, this blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon possesses a dark ruby/purple color, a surprisingly full-bodied style with sweet notes of fruitcake, graphite, black cherry, black currant, and incense. Round, full-bodied, and opulent with well-integrated oak, it is a fleshy, full, exuberant wine that is ideal for drinking now and over the next decade. It achieved 13.5% natural alcohol.... Drink 2010-2020

Wine Spectator

88 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2010

Pretty milk chocolate, earth, mushroom and berry on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied, with good fruit, fine tannins and a fresh finish. Slightly hollow midpalate. Drinkable now, but will develop complexity with bottle age. Best after 2012.

Jancis Robinson

16 / 20

byJulia Harding MWthe10/27/2009

Strong, sweet blackcurrant aroma. Smooth but quite thick tannins. Plenty of oak spice thought it has the fruit to support it. easy. Drink 2011-17

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

88-91 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe6/30/2008

(a blend of 55% merlot, 40% cabernet franc and 5% cabernet sauvignon) Good medium ruby-red. Crushed blueberry, menthol and spices on the nose. Densely packed for the year and quite unevolved, with good mineral lift to the dark berry flavors. Dominated by its cabernet franc, but the merlot here seems nicely structured in the context of the year. Finishes with raspberry and chocolate flavors and harmonious tannins.

Falstaff

89-91 / 100

the6/30/2008

Dunkles Rubingranat, jugendliche Reflexe, violetter Rand. In der Nase frisches Waldbeerkonfit, feine ätherische Nuancen von Mandarinenschalen, zarte blättrig Würze. Am Gaumen sehr mineralisch, fast salzig, präsente Tannine, zart nach Bitterschokolade, elegante Materie, frische Struktur, angenehme Extraktsüße im Nachhall, sehr gastronomischer Wein mit gutem Potenzial.

Le Point

16.50 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/15/2008

Epices, fruits noirs, bouche ronde, fondue, délicate, un peu sévère en finale. Vin assez concentré, dense, tannique, un peu austère en finale. Soyeux, bien rond en première séquence, serré ensuite.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/5/2008

TAST

16.50-17 / 20

the4/29/2008

Ce vin brillant n’est pas construit sur la puissance, mais séduit au contraire par la fraîcheur de son fruit, son grand raffinement de chair et de texture et son parfait équilibre.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16 / 20

the4/25/2008

Couleur sombre, de bonne intensité. Nez fruité, mûr et floral. Tendre en entrée en bouche, finement moelleux au milieu, très aromatique, le vin évolue sur des tannins fins et une corpulence normale. En finale, la sapidité est très forte et rend ce vin assez vite impossible à cracher. Beaucoup de plaisir.

Jancis Robinson

16 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/15/2008

Dark blueish. Round, cloudlike impression on the nose. Sweet and round and easy, flattering – this sample doesn’t have any dry tannins. Big, bold, ripe fruit on the nose and very gentle palate texture. Definitely ripe enough and already quite nicely balanced even if not for the very long term. Vibrant fruit. Quite long and no painful dry tannins. Riper than most. Quite soft.

Wine Spectator

87-90 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/1/2008

Wonderful perfumes already of flowers and berry. Medium-bodied, with good fruit, fine tannins and a bright finish. Lots of citrus fruit and berry. A little hollow. Cabernet Franc comes through. 55 percent Merlot, 35 Cabernet Franc and 10 Cabernet Sauvigno —J.S.