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#2 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2013
A rather "intellectual" wine with a great deal of finesse that is relatively open even in its youth... There is always a floral side to enhance its fruitiness, with hints of forest floor. A great pleasure on both the nose and the palate. Fine and delicate.
Blend: 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This wine shows wonderfully exotic tap...
Wine Description
The Story
A new approach starting in 1985
Stephan von Neipperg totally redefined viticulture and winemaking at Canon La Gaffelière, succeeding in reflecting the very best of what the estate has to offer. The present richness and concentration of its wines place Canon La Gaffelière among the top crus classés of Saint Emilion - which was exactly its position in the 1940s.
For quite some time, this siliceous terroir suffered from a fairly mediocre im...
Wine Information
Harvest dates
05/10 to 20/10/2010
Yield
28 hl/ha
Winemaking
in wooden vats for 32 days. Extraction by pneumatic pigeage (punching down the cap)
Ageing
in new oak barrels (70%) on the lees for 17 months. No fining or filtering
Bottling
Château-bottled in April 2012
Blending
55% Merlot 35% Cabernet Franc 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcoholic degree
14.5 %
Vintage 2010
Drought and cool temperatures contribute to optimal ripeness
The sum of summer temperatures in 2010 was close to that of summer 2009 (962°C compared to 982°C), but significantly colder than those of 2005, which totaled 1052°C. These cool temperatures had a substantial influence on the balance of our wines, preserving a good level of acidity and an attractive aromatic freshness.
Very little precipitation (only 267 mm) from March to August...
