CHÂTEAU CANON 2012

Château Canon 2012

“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.” – 94/100, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

VARIETIES: 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc
REGION: St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France
AGEING: Matured in 50% new oak for a planned 18 months
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 15 years
SERVE: Serve at 16 – 18ºC
FITS TO: Great companion to Braised Meat, Entrecôte, Rump Steak, Black Truffles and Côte de Bœuf. Equally suitable with Lamb Gigot, Confit de Canard and hard cheeses
CRITICS SCORES: 94/RP, 94/WE, 93/JS, 93/JD, 91/WS

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1er Grand Cru Classé B, Saint-Emilion Appellation | Range | Château Canon

The history of the Canon Castle goes back to 1760 when the lieutenant of frigate and corsair, with the name of the same name, Jacques Kanon, acquired the Domain of Saint Martin. He immediately undertook the construction of an elegant house and developed the monoculture of the vine on all the parcels. It was a rare strategy at that time. In the twentieth century, the property is bought by the Fournier family who will spread the fame. In 1996, the Wertheimer family became the owner of the Chanel group and took over the property. The vineyard is completely restructured and important investments are made under the impetus of John Kolasa. Even today, everything is done to preserve the heritage of this

The terroir of Château Canon occupies a limestone terrace facing south-west which constitutes the bulk of its surface. This vineyard covers 34 hectares in one piece. The site culminates at 87 meters, enjoys a perfect ventilation and an enclosed perimeter that protects the vines from spring frosts. There, the grape varieties are 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. Under the guidance of oenologist Gilles Pauquet, the vinification is carried out in a barrel cellar of 300 barrels.