Château Canon-la-Gaffelière 2023
St-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£301.00
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Arriving: Spring 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
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Critic scores
90-92 RP, 92 NM, 94-97 AG, 97 JS
Critic reviews
"The 2023 Canon la Gaffelière offers up aromas of minty berries, plums, pencil shavings, dried herbs and bay leaf, followed by a medium to full-bodied, bright and crunchy palate underpinned by tangy acids and chalky tannins. It's a blend of 35% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon."
William Kelley, April 2024, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Canon-La-Gaffelière showed well from barrel. Now in bottle, this has an elegant bouquet with brambly red berry fruit, sous-bois, touches of tobacco and a light cedar scent. The palate is medium-bodied with a little chewiness on the entry though that should be remedied with bottle age. What it needs to conjure is more complexity in the middle. The 2023 does not kick on like a delicious 2009 had done the previous week. Perhaps I was expecting a little more from this fine address?"
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Canon La Gaffelière is a powerful, dense wine. In recent years Canon La Gaffelière has been on the more perfumed side, but the 2023 moves in a direction of textural intensity. On the other hand, its balance is compelling. Dark red-toned fruit, pomegranate, spice, blood orange, mint and dried herbs open, but only with great reluctance. Tannins are present but also buried by the fruit."
Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Vinous.com
"Complex aromas and flavors with so much perfume, showing dark cherries and raspberries with cedar and sandalwood character. Stony, salty undertones. Very refined tannins lead to a bright, vivid finish with dried mushrooms. Such class. A blend of 45% cabernet franc, 35% merlot and 20% cabernet sauvignon. Drinkable now but better in 2028."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
William Kelley, April 2024, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Canon-La-Gaffelière showed well from barrel. Now in bottle, this has an elegant bouquet with brambly red berry fruit, sous-bois, touches of tobacco and a light cedar scent. The palate is medium-bodied with a little chewiness on the entry though that should be remedied with bottle age. What it needs to conjure is more complexity in the middle. The 2023 does not kick on like a delicious 2009 had done the previous week. Perhaps I was expecting a little more from this fine address?"
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Canon La Gaffelière is a powerful, dense wine. In recent years Canon La Gaffelière has been on the more perfumed side, but the 2023 moves in a direction of textural intensity. On the other hand, its balance is compelling. Dark red-toned fruit, pomegranate, spice, blood orange, mint and dried herbs open, but only with great reluctance. Tannins are present but also buried by the fruit."
Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Vinous.com
"Complex aromas and flavors with so much perfume, showing dark cherries and raspberries with cedar and sandalwood character. Stony, salty undertones. Very refined tannins lead to a bright, vivid finish with dried mushrooms. Such class. A blend of 45% cabernet franc, 35% merlot and 20% cabernet sauvignon. Drinkable now but better in 2028."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com