Château CANON 2016

Description

Jean-Marc Quarin 100 points www.quarin.com
Le meilleur jamais fait. Couleur intense, belle et profonde. Nez intense, particulièrement fruité, pur, noble, légèrement fumé, crémeux, puissant et profond. Bouche si grasse, si complexe, si parfumée, si noble au toucher, si profonde en finale, si persistante, si incrachable. Forte note plaisir. Fabuleux ! Alcool : 14° versus 15° pour le 2015. pH : 3,6 dans la moyenne. IPT : 65 dans la moyenne haute. Assemblage : 76 % merlot, 24 % cabernet franc. Rendement : 45 hl/ha.

Neal Martin 97-99 points www.robertparker.com
The 2016 Canon makes it a double slam-dunk for head winemaker Nicolas Audebert and his team, as it is the second of two ethereal wines that will put the estate right at the top of the Saint Emilion tree. This year is a blend of 74% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc picked from 22 September until 10 October at 45 hectoliters per hectare. It delivers 14.02% alcohol and an IPT of 65. Matured in 65% new oak, it has a compelling bouquet with intense black cherry and blueberry fruit, a tincture of oyster shell, all with exquisite definition. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannin, and again, there is stunning, almost ineffable precision. It is attired in a seamless texture with real density yet weightlessness on the finish. The persistence on the aftertaste is extraordinary. I composed this entire tasting note after spitting out the wine, but I can still feel my mouth tingling now. The 2015 was magnificent, but could this 2016 surpass that? “The 2016 is more Canon in style, more classic,” commented Nicolas, and he could be right, although intuition tells me that the 2015 might be a hair’s breadth better. I would not refuse either if they were opened before me.