chateau canon 1er grand cru classe st emilion

Château Canon

Château Canon, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2022

Name: Château Canon, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
Brand: Château Canon
Price: 919.22 GBP

98/100

Inside Bordeaux

97-99/100

The Wine Independent

96-98/100

Vinous

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2022
6x75cl
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£883.22
2022
6x75cl
DP
£919.22

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

"Remarkable ripeness of the Cabernet Franc. Charm and fleshiness of the Merlot. Dense but right. Canon above all", is how Nicolas Audebert sums up the 2022 vintage. The limestone Cote of St Emilion has produced some thrilling wines and it comes as no surprise that Canon is one of the leading lights. What a glorious wine, full of sophistication, charm and energy, with a clear limestone signature. Initially floral, notes of herbs and salt underpinned by dark berries and plum stones. The palate displays the ripeness of the vintage with beautiful robe of purple fruit and fresh cherry: vivid and pulsating with life. Although concentrated, you're left with a sense of fine grained classicism. A wine of perfect harmony, the tannins possess a distinct limestone character, while the fruit has a wonderful combination of density and lift. 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc.

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Critic Reviews

96-98/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Canon was picked from 30 August to 22 September and is matured in 50% new oak for a planned 18 months. It has a beautifully-defined bouquet with plumes of blackberry, raspberry and subtle violet flower scents. The palate is very fresh on the entry, announcing a relatively linear Canon. The limestone terroir seeps into every pore of this Saint-Émilion. This is one of the more intellectual and saline Canon wines in recent years. A triumph in such a hot growing season, elevated by its limestone soils.

drinking window 2032 - 2075

date of review 05/2023

97-99/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2022 Canon is a blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc with a yield of 45 hl/ha, planned to be aged for 18 months in 50% new French oak. Deep garnet-purple in color, it requires a lot of patient swirling to release scents of fresh blackberries, raspberry preserves, and Morello cherries, giving way to emerging scents of rose oil, cumin seed, crushed rocks, and underbrush, plus a fragrant waft of candied violets. The medium to full-bodied palate is lively and tightly wound with firm, finely grained tannins and amazing tension, finishing long and perfumed. pH 3.50.

drinking window 2030 - 2065

date of review 05/2023

98/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

The inky intensity of the colour might make you worry that the limestone signature will be swamped, but it is very much guiding proceedings on the palate here. Expect waves of red roses, rhubarb, pink grapefruit, salinity, but also real intensity, there is a depth and complexity that quite stunning as the wine expands through the palate, with creamy blue and black fruits, and a mouthwatering oyster shell finish. 45hl/h, 3.5ph, 50% new oak, with four larger-sized oak casks. A standout in the vintage, more proof of the exceptional level that Canon is playing at right now. 50% new oak.

drinking window 2032 - 2050

date of review 05/2023

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