WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 938; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1998 which is 892. The average score for Château Canon-La-Gaffelière is 878, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Canon-La-Gaffelière they use words like Fruit, Full, Black, Depth, Tannins, Sweet, Pure, Elegant, Oak, Round, Finest, Silky, Cherry, Fine, Richness. The 1998 shares all of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1998 but no other wine from Château Canon-La-Gaffelière: Mineral, Engaging, Sublime. The wine has been ready to drink for 8 years (since 2008) and should be consumed now (2016). It normally takes wines from Château Canon-La-Gaffelière around 7 years to be ready to start drinking, and 12 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Palmer 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Clos Fourtet 2009, Château Pavie 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Hosanna 2007, Château Beau-Séjour Becot 2010, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Canon-La-Gaffelière 1998
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
69 |