Saint-Emilion, Grand Cru Classé B.
71% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Franc.
Château Canon, a distinguished wine estate in the Saint-Émilion appellation of Bordeaux, France, is renowned for its exceptional wines and rich history. Holding the prestigious rank of Premier Grand Cru Classé B, Château Canon encompasses 34 hectares of prime vineyard land. The estate's limestone plateau and clay-limestone slopes provide an ideal terroir for cultivating primarily Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Founded in the 18th century and named after its founder, Jacques Kanon, Château Canon has consistently produced wines known for their elegance, complexity, and excellent aging potential.
71% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Franc.
Château Canon, a distinguished wine estate in the Saint-Émilion appellation of Bordeaux, France, is renowned for its exceptional wines and rich history. Holding the prestigious rank of Premier Grand Cru Classé B, Château Canon encompasses 34 hectares of prime vineyard land. The estate's limestone plateau and clay-limestone slopes provide an ideal terroir for cultivating primarily Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Founded in the 18th century and named after its founder, Jacques Kanon, Château Canon has consistently produced wines known for their elegance, complexity, and excellent aging potential.
James Suckling: 99-100/100
This is so elegant and sophisticated already, with a really electric presence and length that goes on and on. It's medium- to full-bodied with an intensity of tannins. It remains weightless and energetic. The pH is 3.41, making this a vivid and lively wine. Currant, orange and stone. Sea salt, too. The limestone soils created a unique wine here in 2023. A blend of 71% merlot and 29% cabernet franc.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Independent: 98-100/100
A blend of 71% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Franc, the 2023 Canon has a pH of 3.42 and it will age in barriques for 16-18 months, of which 50% are new. It is deep garnet-purple in color and sails out of the glass with bold notions of juicy blueberries, fresh plums, and Bing cherries, giving way to hints of black pepper, fragrant soil, and violets. The medium to full-bodied palate shimmers with energetic black and blue fruits, framed by super-satiny tannins and compelling tension, finishing long and fragrant. Absolutely ethereal!
Jane Anson: 96/100
Finesse and saline limestone character on full display, spiced plum, textural as ever, with finely boned architecture, in the line of great Canon vintages, with density to the black fruits and the mouthwateringly precise tannic grip and oyster shell salinity. 50% new oak for ageing, harvest September 6 through to October 4 (with Merlot going right through until the end, unlike many places, here they really waited). 45hl/ha yield, in organic conversion. Tasted twice.
Jane Anson: 96/100
Finesse and saline limestone character on full display, spiced plum, textural as ever, with finely boned architecture, in the line of great Canon vintages, with density to the black fruits and the mouthwateringly precise tannic grip and oyster shell salinity. 50% new oak for ageing, harvest September 6 through to October 4 (with Merlot going right through until the end, unlike many places, here they really waited). 45hl/ha yield, in organic conversion. Tasted twice.