2021 Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere Premier Grand Cru Classe B, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The 2021 Canon La Gaffelière is striking. Aromatic and expressive, with no hard edges, the 2021 impresses with its balance and overall harmony. All the elements are so nicely integrated. Crushed red berry fruit, white flowers, mint, rose petal and orange zest all race through this super-appealing, mid-weight Saint-Émilion. The 2021 is so well put together. It's is such a sensual wine.
Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2022

Lovely, perfumed character with cherries, spices and flowers. Medium-bodied, firm and polished with solid tannins and a fresh finish. Pure. Light coffee and walnut. Well crafted.
James Suckling, May 2022

The 2021 Canon la Gaffelière is beautiful, bursting from the glass with aromas of rose petals, lilac, sweet berry fruit, burning embers and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and elegant, with a fleshy core of fruit, lively acids and beautifully refined tannins, it's the highlight of the von Neipperg portfolio this year. Cabernet Franc, as usual, takes the lead.

The 2021 Canon La Gaffelière was picked September 28 to October 14 at 30hL/ha and contains a little more Cabernet Franc this year (45%). It has an elegant, pure bouquet, unfurling to offer dark cherries, incense and violet aromas; the new oak (40%) is well integrated. The refined, understated palate is quite mineral-driven, featuring black truffle and ground black pepper and turning spicy toward the finish. Displaying fine complexity, this Canon-la-Gaffelière should give 15–20 years of drinking pleasure.
Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2022

35% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Organic certified by FR-BIO-10. Deep crimson. Fragrant with dark fruit, a much higher percentage of Cab Franc in this vintage giving a fine leafy scent to the black fruit. Fine-boned, finely textured. An elegant youth. (JH)

35% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Certified organic (FR-BIO-10). Slightly muddy, concentrated garnet. Lifted and a little toasty. Sweet start and without real structure – as though they have been desperately fighting the elevated acid level? Loose-textured and ready to drink! (JR)