Tasting
This wine is very jammy and delicious. Very ripe berry aromas, with hints of roses. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a medium caressing finish. Refined.
The vintage
Harvest from 22 September to 4 October 2000. Château-bottled in May 2002.
Blend of the 2000 vintage
- 50 % Merlot
- 45 % Cabernet franc
- 5 % Cabernet-sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2000 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 50 % merlot, 40 % cabernet franc, 10 % cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2000 sheet
- 13.5 % vol.Alcohol
- 29 hl/haYield
- 45 yrsVine age
Label
Winemaking
In wooden vats for 26 days. Extraction by pneumatic pigeage (punching down the cap)
Ageing
In new oak barrels (90%) on the lees for 18 months. No fining or filtering
Terroir
Château Canon La Gaffelière stands at the gates of the medieval village of Saint-Emilion, at the foot of the slope. The vineyard lies on the south-facing side of the hillside. Over an area of 19.5 hectares, clay-limestone and clay-sandy soils make up a complex yet exceptional terroir. At the surface, sand becomes more and more dominant the further one moves from the foot of the slope. Because of the nature of the soils, the grape variety balance is nearly even, which is quite atypical. It is split between 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Texts and documents 2000
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