Château Canon La Gaffelière 2017

Purplish purple. What intensity, what freshness and what complexity! Notes of morello cherries and marzipan, touch of rosemary. Tasty, charming attack. On the palate the wine surprises with its freshness, its aromatic intensity and its structure, which gains in intensity as the palate progresses. The tannins are fine grained and appear slowly. The wine needs to blossom but the potential is impressive. 2024–2040

This is really excellent for the vintage with wonderful density of fruit in terms of plum liqueur and creme de cassis. The palate's plush but velvety with round tannins and a long finish. Should drink fabulously when young. So generous but silky and dialed-in.

Composed of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Canon la Gaffeliere contains a large part of second-generation fruit because 65% of the crop was affected by frost. Deep garnet-purple in color, it has pronounced crème de cassis, blueberry pie, red currants and red plums notes with touches of Chinese five spice, fragrant earth, tapenade and tobacco. The palate is medium-bodied with nice firm tannins giving a sturdy frame along with plenty of freshness supporting great mid-palate density, finishing long and earthy.

Dark plum in color, with some tight dark chocolate and tar. It's tightly extracted and has a silky texture and tones of impact, but a lot of the weight comes from its non-fruit elements. It stays true to its signature, which is to be applauded, but the oak notes are extremely dominant. Certified organic since 2014. Drinking Window 2025 - 2038