In this review I am tasting a fully mature wine from a well-respected Saint-Émilion estate in a great vintage. The wine is Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2010, it is a wine that in 2013 was ranked #2 in Wine-Spectator’s annual Top 100 Wines List, an achievement reached 40 year’s after owner Cout Stephane von Neipperg’s father had purchaed the run-down estate for a bargain price.
Château Canon La Gaffelière is now a very well-regarded estate in Saint-Émilion, having been promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classe (B) status in 2012 . The château has become known for the elegance and finesse of its Opulent modern style wines.
.
The Canon La Gaffelière estate began as two separate holdings in the 19th Century: Canon Boitard and La Gaffelière Boitard. They were combined when both were acquired by Count Joseph Von Neipperg in 1971. He was from a Wurttenburg family with a long heritage of winemaking. His initial investments included modernizing the cuverie.
Current proprietor Count Stephan von Neipperg (one of Joseph’s sons) came to Bordeaux and took over management of the estate in 1985. He now also owns and runs La Mondotte, Clos de L’Oratoire and Château Peyreau in Saint-Émilion, plus a few other Bordeaux estates.
1996 took the risk of engaging an unknown winemaker Stéphane Derenoncourt as a consultant. Now a highly successful consultant Derennencourt made his name at Canon La Gaffelière.
To find out more about this wine, its price and where to purchase follow this link to the Wine-Searcher website: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/canon+la+gaffeliere+st+emilion+grand+cru+bordeaux+france/2010?referring_site=DCA
▶️ CHAPTERS:
0:00 Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2010 wine label
0:22 Current reputation of Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere
0:32 Style of wines made at Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere
0:59 Ranks no 2 in Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines in 2013
1:10 Background and history of Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere
1:22 Count Joseph von Neipperg buys the estate
1:48 Count Stephan von Neipperg takes over
2:15 Engaged Stéphane Derenoncourt as a winemaking consultant
2:40 Promoted 1er Grand Cru Classe (B) in 2012
2:50 Location of the estate
3:11 Soils
3:19 Varieties planted
3:30 Vine age
3:40 Sustainable farming
4:18 Certified organic in 2014
4:28 2010 vintage in Bordeaux
5:42 Style of wines from 2010
5:52 Harvest dates
6:02 WINEMAKING – hand-picking
6:14 Grape sorting
6:31 Whole berry fermentation
6:42 Pre-fermentation cold maceration
6:54 Fermentation in oak vats with pneumatic pigeage
7:16 Malolactic conversion in barrel
7:33 Blend
7:43 Aging in barrel
8:02 Microbullage
8:27 Bottled unfined and unfiltered
8:37 Production volume
8:49 TASTING – Appearance
9:23 Aromas
10:33 Palate
12:12 Ability to age
12:34 Conclusions
13:01 Score
13:19 Thanks, closing remarks and sign-off
▶️Follow this link to access my playlist of video tastings of Saint Emilion wines: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVa2LhpxQpevJE3wDxyf_QddeeXlj00O3
#winetasting #winelover #winelovers #dcamw #masterofwine #redwhitesparklingwine
#bordeaux #clarets #redbordeaux #wine #frenchwine #winesoffrance #tastingfrenchwine #tastingbordeaux #redwine #rightbank #tastingredwine #stemilion #saintemilion #canonlagaffeliere #chateaucanonlagaffeliere #claret #merlot #stemiliongrandcruclasse #redbordeaux
3 Comments
Opps I make a gaffe just at the outset, calling the wine a Saint Emilion Grand Cru, in 2010 it is of course a Grand Cru Classe – my apologies!
You were dreaming. No surprise when a bottle turns out to promise such dreams.
Very accurate and complete, thank you for this review! Greetings from St-Emilion