{"product_id":"chateau-canon-la-gaffeliere-saint-emilion-grand-cru-premier-grand-cru-classe-2015-750ml","title":"Château La Gaffelière Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2015 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChâteau La Gaffelière seems emerging from History.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough the presence of its vines since the Gallo-Roman era, its name dragged from the leprous hospital or « gaffet » in the mediaeval epoch, and the owners grand genealogy ; the Malet Roquefort family, living for 4 centuries in Saint-Emilion, is acknowledged as the most ancient family of the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Castel itself relays, through its architecture, modes and inspirations of numerous generations. It's in this way that we can see a fifteenth century vaulted kitchen, discover a nineteenth century pigeon house - become a pool-house at the end of the twentieth century -, and pass through a seventeenth and eighteenth centuries wing which shelters the reception rooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis heredity confers to the Malet Roquefort family a motivating responsibility that the actual owner, the Count Léo de Malet Roquefort, builds on to renovate of course, but also to perpetuate the traditions which have allowed expanding the fame of Château La Gaffelière all around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe choice of grape varieties is rather atypical for the appellation in light of the soil: almost a perfect 50\/50 divide between Merlot and Cabernet. The Cabernets ripen early and remarkably well on Canon La Gaffelière's warm soil, adding power and aromatic complexity to Merlot's opulence to create wines of natural elegance and finesse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt exhibits exotic, flamboyant aromas of espresso roast, incense, sweet black cherries, black currants, licorice, asphalt, barbecue smoke, Christmas fruitcake and herbs. Full-bodied with silky tannins, luscious fruit, a hedonistic yet complex personality, low acidity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e#2 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe wines of Château Canon La Gaffelière have been certified organic. They are classy, remarkably well-structured, complex, pure, and always elegant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlend: 55% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRP97\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComposed of 55% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in French oak, 55% new, for 17 months, the 2015 Canon la Gaffeliere features a deep garnet-purple color and a cedar-laced nose to begin, giving way to fragrant underlying scents of roses and violets with a core of crushed black currants, blackberries and Bing cherries plus hints of fallen leaves and dusty earth. Medium to full-bodied, the seductively perfumed red and black fruit fills the mouth, framed with plush tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing very long and minerally.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWS96\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWine Spectator\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill youthfully tight and backward, with a well-roasted frame of alder and juniper holding sway for now, but the core of cassis, blackberry and plum fruit waits in reserve, showing prodigious depth. When the toast and fruit melds, the backdrop of tobacco, singed iron and chalky minerality will get a turn to show. There’s a lot here. Built for the cellar. Best from 2025 through 2040.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJS96\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Suckling\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe aromas of violets and rose petals are prevalent here with blue fruits as well. Full body, integrated and firm tannins and a long finish. Structured yet fine and shows such finesse. Give it five or six years to come together.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWW96\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilfred Wong of Wine.com\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter tasting this wine over the past two decades, I have grown to see it as one of Saint-Émilion's most powerful wines. The wine always offers excellent black fruit and oak aromas and flavors, but its tannins have also been strong. The 2015 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière has all of its parts in check, and the wine is stunning. The wine is quite substantial on the palate and exhibits bright blackcurrants, with a hint of violets. Pair its balanced richness with a crown roast of lamb. (Tasted: January 25, 2018, San Francisco, CA)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJD95\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeb Dunnuck\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom an incredible terroir just outside the village of Saint-Emilion and a blend of 55% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc and the balance Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2015 Canon-La-Gaffeliere is a beautiful, elegant, complex beauty readers should snatch up. Blueberries, violets\/spring flowers, Asian spices, and a salty minerality all emerge from this full-bodied, yet elegant 2015 that has sweet tannin, a big mid-palate, and a great, great finish. Still tight and reserved, give bottle 3-5 years of bottle age and enjoy over the following two decades or more.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWE94\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWine Enthusiast\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis structured wine also offers juicy, elegant fruit. Full of black plums, spice from judicious wood aging and acidity, its core remains to develop. The wine needs to age so drink after 2024.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD93\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecanter\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePure and fragrant with a delightfully perfumed nose. The palate is harmonious and poised with a velvety texture showing maturity and freshness. Fruit very much to the fore backed by fine-grained tannins and a persistent finish. Now organically certified.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château La Gaffelière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140304175328,"sku":"102024","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/thumbme_637079f0-cb46-415f-ab07-8ef387fd7fbd.jpg?v=1663883940","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-canon-la-gaffeliere-saint-emilion-grand-cru-premier-grand-cru-classe-2015-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}