Château Canon la Gaffeliere 1981
Château Canon la Gaffelière 1981 is a red wine from Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux, produced by Château Canon la Gaffelière, a Premier Grand Cru Classé B of Saint-Émilion and property of the Counts Von Neipperg. Its blend brings together 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Wine Advocate awarded it 72/100 and advised consuming it in 1983. At the time, the publication described a wine lacking fruit, marked by oak and tannins.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Canon la Gaffelière
- Millésime
- 1981
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Château Canon la Gaffelière
Château Canon La Gaffelière is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru estate situated at the foot of the hillside, to the south of the medieval village of Saint-Émilion. Its 19.5-hectare vineyard is planted on clay-limestone and clay-sandy soils, with Cabernet varieties playing a significant role. The estate has been owned by the von Neipperg family since 1971 and has been certified as organic since the 2014 vintage.
- Owner
- Vignobles Comtes von Neipperg (famille von Neipperg)
- Maître de chais
- Ludovic von Neipperg (directeur technique)
- Surface (ha)
- 19.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 70 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The von Neipperg family has been involved in winegrowing in Germany since the 13th century. In the early 19th century, the estate was known as La Gaffelière-Boitard, named after its owner at the time. In 1971, Count Joseph-Hubert von Neipperg acquired Château Canon La Gaffelière and La Mondotte. His son, Stephan von Neipperg, took over the management of the estates in 1985. Under his leadership, the estate adopted a management approach based more on observing the terroirs and seeking a balance within the ecosystems. This environmental approach was further strengthened from the late 1990s onwards. The 2014 vintage was the château’s first to be certified as organic by the FR-BIO-10 organisation. In March 2021, Ludovic von Neipperg joined the family business as technical director. Stephan von Neipperg remains the manager of the family’s Bordeaux estates.
