Château Canon-La-Gaffelière 2019 is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé from the Neipperg family, sourced from estate vineyards on the southern exposures between the Pavie and Ausone hills. The official technical sheet lists a blend of 49% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Franc, and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, making this one of the estate’s most Cabernet Franc–driven wines. It is certified organic (FR-BIO-10) and comes in at 14% alcohol. Fermentation took place in wooden vats over 35 days with pneumatic pigeage, followed by 16 months of aging on the lees in 60% new oak. Harvest ran from 19 September to 7 October 2019, with a reported yield of 51 hl/ha, and bottling in May 2021.

In the glass, the 2019 is described by critics as aromatic and layered, leaning into both ripe fruit and savory complexity. The strongest published takes also frame it as a benchmark vintage for the château. Jeb Dunnuck’s 97-point review is an excellent score, and he calls it “the finest wine I’ve tasted from this estate,” praising a “complex, intense bouquet of red and black fruits, iron, truffly earth, tobacco, and bouquet garni.” He describes a “medium to full-bodied” wine that is “pure, layered, elegant, yet concentrated,” with “perfect tannins,” “plenty of mid-palate depth,” and a “gorgeous finish.”

Despite the immediate appeal Dunnuck notes—“perfumed, elegant, already accessible”—this is still built for the long haul. He expects it to “evolve gracefully over the coming 30 years or more,” positioning 2019 as a vintage that combines approachability with clear aging structure. Overall, the reporting points to a polished, high-definition Canon-La-Gaffelière that emphasizes fragrance, precision, and controlled power rather than sheer mass.