Neal Martin bewertet den Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 2016 im April 2017:
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.
James Suckling bewertet den Canon La Gaffeliere 2016 im April 2017:
Lovely silky texture and dark fruit to this wine underlining richness and decadence. Medium to full body and a long finish.
James Molesworth bewertet den canon La Gaffeliere 2016 im April 2017:
This pulls a lot of red and black currant. fig and boysenberry pâte de fruit notes together. wraps them with a brambly thread and then drives them through an anise- and apple wood-edged finish. It’s all tightly wound. but it’s all there for the long haul. Really. really solid. —J.M.