Chateau Canon - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

Wine Spectator

95 / 100

byJames Molesworththe2/1/2021

Ripe and focused, with a core of plum, black cherry and raspberry compote notes that are still a bit coiled up, though inlaid with a racy chalky spine and notes of black tea and tobacco that should all meld as it stretches out in the cellar. A restrained, refined, lengthy wine that drips with class. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2024 through 2038. –JM

Yvesbeck.wine

98 / 100

byYves Beckthe1/26/2021

Finesse, délicatesse, complexité et grandeur. Voici le résumé du bouquet de Canon. J'y ajoute encore des notes florale, fruitées et épicées pour compléter le tout. En bouche le vin brille par son aptitude à mettre en avant sa fraîcheur et sa finesse puis sa grandeur, grâce à des tannins d'une rare précision. Il ne cherche pas à séduire, il cherche juste à convaincre et il le fait de manière exceptionnelle. Un très grand vin. Finale persistante.

Jamessuckling.com

98 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe1/19/2021

Blackberries and tar with wet-earth and dark-bark aromas. Dark-chocolate and brownie notes, too. It’s full-bodied with creamy tannins and a round, caressing finish. Lovely focus and intensity, though dense and layered. Extremely creamy and polished. Really precise and bespoke. It already opens beautifully on the palate. Drink after 2025.

Decanter.com

98 / 100

byJane Ansonthe1/12/2021

Vinous

95-97 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 Canon was picked from 7 September and finished 9 October. It has an immediate bouquet with intense black fruit, crushed limestone, pressed iris flower and a soupçon of crème de cassis. It retains the freshness and delineation one seeks from this Saint-Émilion. The palate is beautifully textured on the entry: velvety tannin, fine acidity, a wine that evokes that oft used "iron fist in a velvet glove" phrase. It fans out wonderfully on the finish. This is a deeply impressive Canon that might be the best since the 2015. Brilliant.

WeinWisser

18,5 / 20

the5/7/2019

Vinous

94-97 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/1/2019

The 2018 Canon bristles with energy, tension and explosive, vertical lift. Dark, powerful and full of personality, Canon is magnificent in 2018. Time in the glass brings out a range of dark fruit, mineral, floral and saline notes, but readers will have to be patient in order to enjoy the 2018 at its fullest splendor. Most importantly, I am blown away by how much precision and persistence there is given the wine's concentration and overall richness. The 2018 Canon is magnificent. That's pretty much all there is to it. The blend is 72% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Sauvignon. Technical Director Nicolas Audebert added that he and his team left more leaf cover to protect the fruit from the extreme heat and dryness of the summer. Once in the cellar, extractions were done as gently as possible, Audebert explained. Tasted four times.

Jeb DUNNUCK

96-98 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/1/2019

Reminding me of a slightly fresher, more focused version of the 2009, the 2018 Château Canon boasts a deep ruby/purple color as well as awesome minerality in its smoked red and black fruits, graphite, cocoa, scorched earth, and spice box driven aromas and flavors. Deep, full-bodied, beautifully concentrated, and structured, this is a powerful Canon that’s going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and keep for decades. The 2018 is a blend of 72% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc that hit 14% natural alcohol (the pH is 3.66) and is still aging in 52% new French oak. Tasted twice. 96-98+

Vinifera

95 /

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Le nez est très avenant sur l'olive noire, la violette, la rose. Il s'ouvre sur une bouche en dentelle fine, fortement marquée par de grands Cabernet, avec beaucoup de dynamisme. ces derniers la portent jusqu'à une finale fraîche et poudrée.

My Bettane + Desseauve

98 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe4/24/2019

Un canon haute couture, grâce au cachemire qui habille parfaitement la trame longiligne et profonde du cru, justement étiré par un grain calcaire, à la pureté renversante.

La Revue du Vin de France

16,5-17,5 / 20

the4/24/2019

The Wine Cellar Insider

97-99 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

With delicate, cashmere tannins, the wine is lavish, opulent, fresh and loaded with ripe black fruits, licorice, smoke, plums, minerals, flowers and cherries. The wine balances perfectly with elegance and a wealth of sensuous fruits. There is length, which is what the doctor ordered as you want to enjoy as much of this for as long as possible. The wine blends 72% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc, 14% alcohol. Picking took place September 7 to October 9, making 2018 the longest harvest in the history of the property.

Wine Advocate

97-99 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

The 2018 Canon is blended of 72% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc, with a pH of 3.69 and 14% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it comes sashaying out of the glass with glamorous notes of cinnamon stick, baked blackberries, black cherry compote and licorice plus an undercurrent of plum preserves and smoked meats and, with coaxing, reveals a lovely floral signature of candied violets and red roses. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully soft-spoken, whispering of fragrant floral and earthy scents beneath a core of profound, mouth-coating black and blue fruits, draped in a high level of super ripe, plush tannins, finishing with amazing freshness and perfume with loads of mineral sparks emerging.

Wine Enthusiast

95-97 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/17/2019

This is an elegant, structured wine that is sculpted by rich fruit. Its bright acidity and great fruitiness are as important as the powerful structure. It obviously will age well and for many years.

Jamessuckling.com

98-99 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

This is a dense and focused Canon with beautiful blackberry, almond and hazelnut character. Vivid and lifted. It’s compact and complete with tannins that melt into the center palate and then build at the end. Full-bodied yet reserved and driven. A superb and focused wine. Classy all the way. New 1955?

Jean-Marc QUARIN

98 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Yvesbeck.wine

96-97 / 100

byYves Beckthe4/1/2019

Pourpre violacé. Bouquet complexe, aux multiples facettes, révélant des notes de griottes, de betteraves rouges (si si) de graphite, de vanille et de bois de réglisse. Attaque friande et crémeuse. Le corps a du gras, une certaine ampleur et des tannins élégants, parfaitement intégrés qui se révèlent lentement au fil du palais. Belle fraîcheur en fin de bouche, ce qui met l’expression gustative en avant et qui soutient la finale. Un vin complet, élégant et paré pour l’avenir. 2024-2043

Wine Spectator

96-99 / 100

byJames Molesworththe3/28/2019

Features a gorgeous core of plum and black currant fruit, deeply inlaid with tobacco notes and chalky minerality. Everything melds wonderfully through the finish, which is refined in feel.