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Canon Half 2020
HED26419
37.5 cl
14.5%
£70.00
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Château Canon 2020 is a Right Bank Bordeaux from the Chanel-owned Premier Grand Cru Classé B property Château Canon in St-Émilion. With its modest 18ha planted with 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc, Canon produces a deliciously soft, elegant Merlot-dominant Grand Vin typically with excellent ageing potential. A blend of 68% Merlot and 32% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 was Decanter Bordeaux critic Jane Anson`s `Right Bank wine of the vintage`. "Wow. This is really exceptional with super density of fruit that remains clear and agile. Blackberries, currants, violets and spice, as well as some chalk and salt. It really goes on for minutes." James Suckling, 2021
100 Jane Anson
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.Jane Anson15th February 2023
99 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!Lisa Perrotti-Brown16th March 2023
98 Vinous
The 2020 Canon is very succinct on the nose, beautifully defined with extraordinarily pure red fruit laced with pressed violet and iris flower. The oak is perfectly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, fresh and almost citric, very vibrant and precise with a quite peppery finish. God made wine so that it can taste as good as this. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.Neal Martin12th November 2024
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Showcasing the sheer power and elegance of the Saint-Émilion appellation, Premier Grand Cru Classé (B) estate Château Canon produces wonderfully robust and concentrated reds with elegant blue fruit character coupled with mineral complexity.
Spanning 34ha, Canon’s vineyard lies on the plateau of Saint-Émilion and is planted to 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. In addition to the historic first wine, the Château also produces a second wine, known as Croix Canon.