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17 Rene Gabriel
Granat mit rubinen Reflexen, mittlere Tiefe zeigend. Diskretes Bouquet, fein und anmutig, aber wenig Druck aufweisend. Im Gaumen erst kommt die Finesse dieses sehr noblen und besonders feinen Crus zur Geltung, Brombeerengelee, ein Hauch Kokos, Black Currant, alles vereint in einer gebündelten Länge. Leider gehen solch finessenreiche Weine oft im lauten Getümmel St. Emilions unter. beginnen (2013 - 2025)
17 Rene Gabriel
Granat mit rubinen Reflexen, mittlere Tiefe zeigend. Diskretes Bouquet, fein und anmutig, aber wenig Druck aufweisend. Im Gaumen erst kommt die Finesse dieses sehr noblen und besonders feinen Crus zur Geltung, Brombeerengelee, ein Hauch Kokos, Black Currant, alles vereint in einer gebündelten Länge. Leider gehen solch finessenreiche Weine oft im lauten Getümmel St. Emilions unter. beginnen (2013 - 2025)
88 Robert Parker
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Canon has a light and pleasant but, I have to say, slightly weedy bouquet that is simply missing the intensity of either Troplong-Mondot or Canon-la-Gaffelière. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannin on the entry, game and leather infusing the dark berry fruit with a healthy pinch of white pepper on the finish. It's actually one of the better bottles that I have tasted, although Nicolas Audebert is producing far superior wines nowadays. Tasted February 2017.
88 Robert Parker
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Canon has a light and pleasant but, I have to say, slightly weedy bouquet that is simply missing the intensity of either Troplong-Mondot or Canon-la-Gaffelière. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannin on the entry, game and leather infusing the dark berry fruit with a healthy pinch of white pepper on the finish. It's actually one of the better bottles that I have tasted, although Nicolas Audebert is producing far superior wines nowadays. Tasted February 2017.
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Château Canon
This quiet St. Emilion property located close to the centre of St. Emilion village is owned by the Wertheimer family, the owner of Chanel SA, who also own Château Rauzan Ségla in Margaux. Despite having a notable amount of Merlot (75%) in its 32 hectares of vineyards, it has a wine style different from many other St. Emilion estates in that its wines tend to be firm, chiseled and focused in their youth rather than voluptuous and round like many others. As a result, some feel that it has a more Médoc feel compared to its peers. It is also one of the best châteaux to access the incredible limestone caves that extend for over 70 hectares below the centre of the town. The limestone was originally extracted to build St. Emilion, Libourne and the neighbouring villages and the caves were used to hide both people and wine during World War II. Since the 1996 vintage, Canon's quality has gone from strength-to-strength following considerable investment by the family to modernise its cellars, replant and reorganise its vineyards and even add additional parcels from Curé Bon, a former neighbouring château.