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2019 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Merlot (49%),Cabernet Franc (39%),Cabernet Sauvignon (12%)
For laying down
Product: 20198125035
2019 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

The usual higher proportion of both Cabernets in this wine give it rather more grip than some. This gives the wine more weight on the palate and also masks some of the juiciness of this year's Merlot. This is undoubtably a rich wine, but the opulence of the tannins and concentration of fruit still deliver the château’s trademark style. Drink 2026-2040.

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 14
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Merlot (49%),Cabernet Franc (39%),Cabernet Sauvignon (12%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Canon-La-Gaffelière

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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Château Canon-la-Gaffeliere

Château Canon-la-Gaffelière is owned by Comte von Neipperg. Located in the centre of the St.Emilion appellation, due south of St.Emilion town, the property has a similar climate to that enjoyed by both St.Emilion and Pomerol: more continental than the maritime Médoc, with generally more spring rainfall, though less in summer and winter.
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