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9.1

Ancient vintages of this Saint-Émilion have a tendency to impress and the 1958 Canon-la-Gaffelière is no different. Quite pale in colour, it has a wonderful, heart-warming bouquet with red cherry, strawberry and burning embers/ash-like aromas. It is clean and well-defined. The palate is medium-bodied with surprising fruit concentration, harmonious and gentle, the acidity pitch perfect. Whilst not a complex wine it has a sense of purity that catches you off guard. I love the piquancy on the finish. Wonderful. Tasted at the Académie du Vin dinner. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2018 — 6 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.5

Allspice on the nose, clear, claret, cranberry, bit of a tight finish - great young, but should age nicely. — 7 years ago

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James Webb

9.0

Sassafras, old decaying red fruit, root beer, butane, kitchen cleaning solvent, crushed watercress, red bean. Totally developed nose. Organic palette, grippy, if a bit sour and fermenting fruit, tannins still there! Finish with a bitter fruit that lingers. Nice. A nice study in age. — 7 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.4

If you were down to your last $30, my recommendation would be to buy and drink this wine. Well, first you should ask if the 2013 is available, but you could have worse problems than having to settle for the 2014, like only having $30, but I digress. Opens with same familiar voice: burning incense, lavender, and dark bramble fruit. Noticing a more pungent earth and wet stone nuance than the last bottle. Explosive, ripe black raspberry fruit on the palate is tempered by the bitter cocoa and sea salt. There's some captivating secondary fig or truffle there, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Inspiring. — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Lemon pie and orange blossoms with lemon poppy madeleines lingering in the stratosphere. Banana bread and cedar shavings. The bourbon barrel screams from the glass. Hazelnut and pecan turn creamy vanilla pudding, pine nut, grass clippings and charred bits, with a satisfying carbon and graphite in a lemon pith middle burning a hot streak. — 8 years ago

James

9.1

Good drop with pasta! — 9 years ago

Michael Collins

9.5

Nice beurre blanc taste of butter and citrus — 9 years ago

Kelley Karnes

10

LOVE love love this wine. Very bold. Strong cherry but still earthy. — 9 years ago

Chris Messina

9.3

It's Friday before Burning Man. Time to break open the White Dog. — 11 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.1

I like this label design. I like Mourvèdre as well. You are smarter for reading this. — 6 years ago

Kc Kinnings

9.1

great wine easy drinking — 6 years ago

Jefferson Rich

9.4

08 vintage - decanted for 2 hours & it is just a great blend of fruit, wet rock, with a smooth mouthfeel. A slight tobacco & pepper finish. It's velvet & pairs exceptionally well with creamy stinky cheese. — 7 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.4

Alive and amazing and burning with acid And energy. — 8 years ago

Takashi Trshirogi

9.3

Heavy and nice — 8 years ago

Corrie Lyle

9.2

Pairs nicely with march madness. — 8 years ago

Robert Branden Shine

9.1

Cranberry raspberry and heavy minerality wow I love it!!!! Teeth burning!! — 8 years ago

A Hayes

9.5

Nice bright fruit. Blackberry, raspberry, and anise. More tannin than typical pinot gives it some nice mouth feel — 9 years ago

Eric Leisey

10

If you make it to Arizona, make sure you stop by burning tree. By far my favorite winery in cottonwood, az. The 45-70 bones you spend on a bottle is well worth it. Acidic but well balanced. — 9 years ago

Brad Hemmer

9.8

Bright fruit, cherry, dried herbs — 11 years ago

Matt McBride

8.9

Opened up nicely — 6 years ago

Chris Shott

9.0

Molten butterscotch on a frozen lake — 6 years ago

Josh Shields

9.4

Stays on the cool side of big blue fruits. Crisp acidity makes a lot of the subtle aspects jump out. Burning embers, citrus, a very detailed wine. — 7 years ago

M Gandalf

8.9

Fairly spicy. Good fruit but not overwhelming. Pretty good balance, but still on the fruity side. Slightly light on the body. — 8 years ago

Nico Sciackitano

Sommelier/Cellar Occhipinti

9.1

Wet burning leaves. Yum. — 8 years ago

Kevin

9.2

Made in a similar style to amarone. — 8 years ago

Aaron Boruch

9.2

A true Left bank. Medium dry, good tannins to cut though a hearty meal. A bit thin and burning alcohol taste at first but opens up nicely to show more depth. Earthy, pencil led, cigar box, light barn yard. — 8 years ago

Andrew Fortgang

9.0

08 tasting great. — 9 years ago

Dave Loretta

9.3

Spices, wood, leather and vanilla mocha funk. Colibri vineyards, Cochise County, AZ — 9 years ago

Sarah Mason Pittenger

Partner/Winemaker Gros Ventre Cellars

8.9

Nice job, Chuck Mansfield! — 10 years ago

Calley Crews

9.9

Signature red — 11 years ago