Château CANON 2018

Description

Jean-Marc Quarin 98 points www.quarin.com
Couleur intense, belle, noire. Nez intense, fin, fruité, subtil, épicé. Touche de framboise, de mûre sauvage, finement vanillé. Moelleux à l’attaque, fondant et aérien, très, très dense en milieu de bouche, avec un gras fin, le vin glisse au palais, puis rebondit et va grandissant en finale, complet, complexe et profond. C’est délicieux ! Le génie de ce terroir est d’offrir du parfum malgré le caractère très tannique du millésime. Peu de crus à Bordeaux en sont capables. Assemblage : 70 % merlot, 30 % cabernet franc

Jane Anson  98 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 10 Nov 2020)
A beautiful Canon that performs the 360-degree trick in your mouth of expanding up, down and out. Of course a little austere right now at this young age, but already walking the tightrope towards richness; the creaminess in the texture becomes clear after 20 minutes in the glass. This has salinity, purity, precision and grip, showing its distinct personality and its ability to draw juice and mouthwatering expression from the fruits. Drinking Window 2026 – 2048

Yves Beck 98 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Finesse, délicatesse, complexité et grandeur. Voici le résumé du bouquet de Canon. J’y ajoute encore des notes florale, fruitées et épicées pour compléter le tout. En bouche le vin brille par son aptitude à mettre en avant sa fraîcheur et sa finesse puis sa grandeur, grâce à des tannins d’une rare précision. Il ne cherche pas à séduire, il cherche juste à convaincre et il le fait de manière exceptionnelle. Un très grand vin. Finale persistante.  2028-2053

Neal Martin 95-97 points www.vinous.com
The 2018 Canon was picked from 7 September and finished 9 October. It has an immediate bouquet with intense black fruit, crushed limestone, pressed iris flower and a soupçon of crème de cassis. It retains the freshness and delineation one seeks from this Saint-Émilion. The palate is beautifully textured on the entry: velvety tannin, fine acidity, a wine that evokes that oft used “iron fist in a velvet glove” phrase. It fans out wonderfully on the finish. This is a deeply impressive Canon that might be the best since the 2015. Brilliant.

Jeb Dunnuck 96-98+ points www.jebdunnuck.com
Reminding me of a slightly fresher, more focused version of the 2009, the 2018 Château Canon boasts a deep ruby/purple color as well as awesome minerality in its smoked red and black fruits, graphite, cocoa, scorched earth, and spice box driven aromas and flavors. Deep, full-bodied, beautifully concentrated, and structured, this is a powerful Canon that’s going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and keep for decades. The 2018 is a blend of 72% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc that hit 14% natural alcohol (the pH is 3.66) and is still aging in 52% new French oak. Tasted twice.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown 97-99 points www.robertparker.com/
The 2018 Canon is blended of 72% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc, with a pH of 3.69 and 14% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it comes sashaying out of the glass with glamorous notes of cinnamon stick, baked blackberries, black cherry compote and licorice plus an undercurrent of plum preserves and smoked meats and, with coaxing, reveals a lovely floral signature of candied violets and red roses. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully soft-spoken, whispering of fragrant floral and earthy scents beneath a core of profound, mouth-coating black and blue fruits, draped in a high level of super ripe, plush tannins, finishing with amazing freshness and perfume with loads of mineral sparks emerging.