Chateau Canon 2021
The Wine
96-97 Pts James Suckling 'A wine full of finesse and class with fantastic length and polish. Medium to full body with ultra-fine tannins that run endlessly down the length of the wine. Blackberry, graphite and spice. Agile and weightless.'
95-97 Pts Antonio Galloni, Vinous 'Dramatic, rich and imposing, the 2021 Canon is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage. Sculpted red purplish fruit, rose petal, lavender, sage and crushed rocks all race out of the glass. A heady, vertical wine, Canon is endowed with tremendous concentration and class. The aromatics alone are beguiling, but it is the wine's balance that impresses most. Tasted three times. This is such an elegant and regal wine. Drink 2031-2061'
94-96 Pts William Kelley, Wine Advocate 'A brilliant wine in the making, the 2021 Canon offers up aromas of cherries, wild berries, licorice, sweet soil tones, raw cocoa, Indian spices and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it's immensely refined and seamless, with a lively spine of acidity, ripe tannins and a long, penetrating, intensely saline finish. This beautifully balanced Canon is one of the classiest, most complete wines of the Right Bank in this vintage. Tasted four times.'
The Details
Variety - Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec
Country - France
Region - Bordeaux
Sub Region - Saint Emilion
Extra - Cork
Year - 2021
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Chateau Canon was first ‘founded’ by Jacques Kanon in 1760. It was he who had the château built and created the wine estate. Over the centuries the K was changed to a C, the name now synonymous with one of the right bank’s most sought-after wines. Château Canon was gradually brought into the 21st century after its acquisition in 1996 by the CHANEL Company. It took twenty years to restructure the vineyards, reinforce the underground galleries and return this 1er Grand Cru Classé to its former glory. Today, the property has reclaimed its original luster. Several million years old, Château Canon’s soil is very homogeneous. 34 hectares planted, 2/3rds Merlot, 1/3rd Cabernet Franc. Limestone bedrock veined with clay. Its roots plunge down into the sediments, which have survived the ages, flourishing in the soil’s clay texture with good water retention.
