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Château Canon ligger majestætisk på det historiske kalkstensplateau i Saint-Émilion og er i dag anerkendt som en af appellationens absolutte frontløbere. Slottet blev grundlagt i det 18. århundrede og har siden gennemgået en bemærkelsesværdig transformation – særligt efter at Chanel-familien overtog ejerskabet i 1996.
Det virkelige gennembrud kom dog i 2015, da den tidligere Champagne-direktør Nicolas Audebert blev teknisk direktør. Under hans ledelse er Château Canon trådt ind i en ny storhedstid med imponerende årgange, der kombinerer kalkstenspræcision med dyb frugt og yndefuld lagringsevne.
Canon er kendt for sin elegante, lodrette struktur og vinens evne til at ældes med skønhed og ynde. Stilistisk balancerer den mellem klassisk Saint-Émilion-finesse og moderne vinifikationspræcision.
I 2022 markerede Canon endnu et højdepunkt med 100 point fra bl.a. Wine Advocate – et symbol på slottets kontinuerlige kvalitetsløft og dets faste placering i Bordeaux’ superliga.
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Merlot 70%, Cabernet Sauvignon 30%
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30 hektar
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Blackberries and tar with wet-earth and dark-bark aromas. Dark-chocolate and brownie notes, too. It’s full-bodied with creamy tannins and a round, caressing finish. Lovely focus and intensity, though dense and layered. Extremely creamy and polished. Really precise and bespoke. It already opens beautifully on the palate. Drink after 2025.
The 2018 Canon was picked starting on September 7 and finishing on October 9. Given a two-hour decant, it reveals a surprisingly precocious bouquet, more exuberant than I recall from barrel, offering predominantly black fruit, though the floral element is now amplified and masks the crushed limestone I observed previously (for how long?) The palate delivers multilayered black cherry and blueberry fruit, wrapped up in supple tannins and such a cashmere texture that it feels deceptively approachable when in truth, it has the substance and persistence to merit long-term aging. I wagered that it is the best Canon since the watershed 2015. Don’t expect me to alter that view.
Ripe and focused, with a core of plum, black cherry and raspberry compote notes that are still a bit coiled up, though inlaid with a racy chalky spine and notes of black tea and tobacco that should all meld as it stretches out in the cellar. A restrained, refined, lengthy wine that drips with class. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2024 through 2038. –JM