Canon-la-Gaffeliere - 2015 (750ml) Size:750ml dense 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape

dense 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape seems a bit closed at the moment

A blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Merlot and Cabernet Franc (only 37% of the crop qualified for Las Cases)

it can stand alongside top tier Bordeaux costing four or five times as much

Tenuta di Castelgiocondo is the celebrated estate owned by Marchesi de' Frescobaldi

tremendous reserves of fruit and concentration

Canon-la-Gaffeliere - 2015 (750ml) Size:750ml dense 2017 Chateauneuf du PapeEnticing warm plum, fig and blackberry compote notes roll through, inlaid with singed alder and tobacco accents. There's a light tug of warm cast iron and another wave of fruit after that, all supported by well buried chalky minerality. This is a very strong showing and has put on some weight since the barrel tasting. Best from 2020 through 2040. 6,665 cases made. JM Wine Spectator 95 points