18 Rene Gabriel
Dunkles Granat, recht satt in der Mitte, rubiner Rand. Eigenwillig, laktischer Beginn, viel Holunder, deutlich im schwarzbeerigen Bereich, was man auch von den Schokonoten behaupten kann. Im Gaumen mit grossem Charme und vielen Finessen, wunderschön balanciert. Die grossen, alten Canon-Zeiten sind wieder voll da!
18 Rene Gabriel
Dunkles Granat, recht satt in der Mitte, rubiner Rand. Eigenwillig, laktischer Beginn, viel Holunder, deutlich im schwarzbeerigen Bereich, was man auch von den Schokonoten behaupten kann. Im Gaumen mit grossem Charme und vielen Finessen, wunderschön balanciert. Die grossen, alten Canon-Zeiten sind wieder voll da!
94 Robert Parker
Tasted from several bottles in recent months, the 2012 Canon is a stupendous wine for the vintage and if anything, it appears to be improving with each encounter. It clearly serves up more than enough volume and fruit intensity on the nose compared to the impressive 2011 Canon: it is very pure with black cherries, wild strawberry, asphalt and blood orange. This is very well defined and beautifully focused. The palate is medium-bodied, silky smooth and with that thrilling sense of frisson. There is so much vivacity wound up inside this Saint Emilion that it would not surprise me if it turns out to be one of the very best in 2012. Tasted January 2017.<br/><br/>
94 Robert Parker
Tasted from several bottles in recent months, the 2012 Canon is a stupendous wine for the vintage and if anything, it appears to be improving with each encounter. It clearly serves up more than enough volume and fruit intensity on the nose compared to the impressive 2011 Canon: it is very pure with black cherries, wild strawberry, asphalt and blood orange. This is very well defined and beautifully focused. The palate is medium-bodied, silky smooth and with that thrilling sense of frisson. There is so much vivacity wound up inside this Saint Emilion that it would not surprise me if it turns out to be one of the very best in 2012. Tasted January 2017.<br/><br/>
93 James Suckling
A red with blueberry, blackberry and walnut character. Chocolate too. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. This is tight and dense. Extremely polished tannins and a long finish. Another 2001. Better in 2018.
91 Wine Spectator
Displays a rather firm coating of chalk dust and vanilla notes, with a core of subdued plum and blackberry fruit. Verges on an extracted feel, but comes out solid and sculpted in the end. -J.M.