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    153
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    2
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2040
  • Food Pairing

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The Story

With 30% of Cabernet Franc, Château Canon’s planting is characteristic of Saint-Emilion. The limestone soil reveals the full character of Cabernet Franc, which is a perfect complement to Merlot. The two varieties have long been used together. Cabernet Franc brings freshness, delicacy and structure to Château Canon wines. It makes subtle wines with fine acidity. It gives them great aromatic persistence with varied and complex smoky, roasted and...

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Wine Information

This wine opens up with earthy, slightly peaty notes before giving way to aromas of cedar. A few swirls in the glass release an explosion of fruity aromas and reveal a fluid, ethereal and almost weightless nose, a sign of its remarkable complexity. The splendour of the vintage truly comes into its own on the palate with its rich attack and juicy, creamy overtones yet without the slightest hint of heaviness. Quite the contrary, this richness ac...

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Vintage 2020

In Bordeaux, the heat resulted in early flowering. Also, this led to an early harvest after a very hot summer. As a starting point, there is great maturity in the grapes, and one can expect a more opulent vintage than in the last few years.

The summer this year has been the warmest since 1959, yet the rain has fallen at the right times during the growing season. The harvest took place two weeks before the norm and will yield grapes with hig...

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Written Notes

Intense purple colour with violet hue and black core. A wine with great sophisticaton and precision, vibrant fruit reminiscent of blackberries, hints of forest berry jam, wild strawberries and juicy plum. Gingerbread spices, vanilla, cardamom and hints of cloves, well-integrated oak.  A palate with freshness and fine minerality, excellent fruit and multi-layered finish. A wonderful Château Canon. 

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2020  Château Canon St. Émilion Grand Cru Aromatically, this is off the hook with flowers, black, red and blue fruits, licorice, black raspberry, forest leaf, wild cherries and crushed rocks. With polished silk and velvet textures, the wine balances weight, depth, energy and concentration. The layers of perfectly ripe, sweet, fresh, red and black fruits keep on coming. On the palate the wine is both concentrated and weightless, making this is far too easy to drink. The seamless finish delivers length and purity that goes on for more than 60 seconds. This is as good as the famous 2015, and by the time it is in bottle, it could be even better. The wine blends 68% Merlot with 32% Cabernet Franc. 14.5% ABV pH 3.53 98-100  Pts

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The 2020 Château Canon is another brilliant wine in a long line of brilliant wines from this incredible team and consistent estate. Coming from the upper plateau (unquestionably one of the finest terroirs on the upper plateau) and 68% Merlot and 32% Cabernet Franc, it offers a perfumed, ethereal nose of red and blue fruits, violets, white flowers, and unsmoked tobacco. With riveting purity, full-bodied richness, flawless balance, and a great, great finish, it’s going to push the upper limits of my scale. Hats off to technical director Nicolas Audebert and his team for another insanely good wine

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2020 Château Canon
APR 21 68M 32CF Ruby. Scented, detailed, layered, intense, nuanced and bright nose, minerals, some truffles, layered, floral, violets, gorgeous nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, detailed, layered, nuanced, refreshing, smooth, stunning complexity, layers upon layers, a magnificent Canon! 14,5% alcohol, pH 3,53. 98-100

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St. Emilion, Bordeaux
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