1er Grand Cru Classé B di Saint-Émilion, château Canon Gaffelière approfitta di una vigna stabilita su un suolo argillo-calcareo ed argillo-sabbioso. L'affinamento del vino è effettuato in barili (60% in barili nuovi). Château Canon Gaffelière è derivato da un assemblaggio del 55% Merlot, del 35% di Cabernet franc e del 10% di Cabernet Sauvignon.
château Canon La Gaffelière 2016 sviluppa aromi di frutta rossa, frutta nera ed una bella mineralità. In bocca, il vino si mostra magnificamente equilibrato, con tasti saporiti di more combinate alla grafite. Il vino dà prova di freschezza in bocca, con una superba tensione ed un finale estremamente persistente.
The 2016 Canon la Gaffeliere is a blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon (vines organically certified) picked from 26 September to 15 October and matured in 60% new oak. The yield is 42 hectoliters per hectare. This offers one of the most cerebral aromatics that I have encountered from this Saint Emilion estate: mineral-rich red and black fruit, quite edgy, almost flinty in style. I adore the focus of these aromas that are wired directly into the olfactory senses. The palate is very well balanced and governed by the Cabernet component. The black fruit is lifted by some lovely graphite notes that lend it a very Left Bank-like personality. It is fresh, taut and linear with a very persistent finish. Unlike other vintages of Canon la Gaffelière, I feel that this will require four to five years in bottle. As good as the 2015 last year, it might even surpass it.