Château Canon, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
    Château Canon

    Château Canon, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2020

    100/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    99/100
    The Wine Independent
    97/100
    Vinous
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    1. 2020

      6x75cl

      DP

      £1,031.12

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Nicolas Audebert describes the 2020 Canon as “the taste of victory”. This is yet another in what is becoming a precession of exceptional vintages from this château perched enviably on the limestone plateau of St Emilion. A regal bouquet reveals red and blue fruits, cloves, notes of seaweed, violets and roses. Quite spectacular. Coiled and reserved yet harnessing such complexity – controlled and sophisticated. The palate continues in a similar vein; there’s no excess of flamboyance, just taut, defined, beautifully delineated fruit: cool cassis, fine minerals, such fluidity and poise, so finely textured and detailed. There’s tremendous length and power without weight or heaviness. It finishes with a graceful, salty minerality and a bright burst of fresh berries. Utterly harmonious, there’s a real sense of cohesion from start to middle to the very long and detailed finale. When we returned to this several hours later, the fruit was beginning to open up, showing a little more exuberance. There’s no doubt this is another exceptional vintage for Canon. 68% Merlot and 32% Cabernet Franc.

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    Critic Reviews

    99/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2020 Canon is composed of 68% Merlot and 32% Cabernet Franc. Deep purple-black colored, it leaps with gregarious notions of red currant jelly, fresh, crunchy plums, and wild blueberries, leading to suggestions of cedar chest, violets, clove oil, and licorice with a waft of truffles. The full-bodied palate is chock-full of vibrant black and red berry layers, supported by super-plush tannins and fantastic tension, finishing long and energetic. Gorgeous!
    drinking window 2028 - 2068
    date of review 03/2023
    100/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Stunning, grab-a-friend, insanely good wine. The structure and tannic grip manage to be both barely there and tightly controlling, giving form and space for the raspberry, blueberry and pomegrante fruits to crowd in the palate, followed by oyster shell salinity, pummice stone scrape and electic points of mandarin peel and lemon grass. Finished with pure no messing about juiciness. 50% new barrels, 3.53ph. Harvest 4 September to 23 September. 50% new oak, 40hl/ha yield. Thomas Duclos consultant, Nicolas Audebert director.
    drinking window 2028 - 2046
    date of review 02/2023
    97/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2020 Canon, bottled in May 2022, has an exquisite bouquet that stops you in your tracks. Breathtaking delineation and focus, taut and linear, yet with ample fruit, this unabashedly exudes its propitious terroir. The palate is delectably creamy on the entry with fine salinity, vibrant and tensile, with a very persistent finish. This Canon ranks amongst the finest overseen by the team in recent years. Chapeau. Tasted twice with consistent notes.
    drinking window 2026 - 2055
    date of review 02/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Emilion
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet
    abv:
    14.5%

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