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96 Robert Parker
Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Canon features wonderfully expressive notes of dried mulberries, stewed plums and baked black cherries with hints of mocha, bay leaves and fallen leaves. Full-bodied, opulent and super spicy, it has a plush texture with a racy line supporting the hedonic fruit, finishing with jaw-dropping persistence. <br/>
18 Rene Gabriel
Noch selten war ein Canon so dunkel als Primeurmuster, sattes Purpur-Violett. 14.8 % Volumen. 75 % Merlot, 25 % Cabernet Franc. Malziges Bouquet, dunkle Schokonoten und reife Pflaumen. Im Gaumen füllig mit pfeffrigem Extrakt, eine tolle Süsse im fetten Extrakt, feine Bitterkeit die Reserven anzeigt. (18/20). 12: Mittleres Granat-Lila, feiner Rand. Ausladendes, fast buttriges Bouquet, viel blaue Beeren, eine faszinierende Süsse aufweisend, ein Hauch Kokos schwingt mit. Feiner, seidiger Gaumen, zeigt viel Eleganz und Finessen. Hat jetzt schon seine Harmonie gefunden und geht in Richtung grosse Klassik. Was ihn dann an seine alten, legendären Jahrgänge erinnern wird.
94 Wine Spectator
Ripe, with dark blackberry and linzer torte fruit laced nicely with the racy, mouthwatering acidity and strong graphite spine of the vintage. Long, driven and very solid, with serious, charcoal-tinged grip. —J.M.
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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.