2005 CH CANON 1ER GRAND CRU CLASSÉ ST EMILION - 1x150cl

Tasting Notes

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  Goedhuis, March 2018

  Sweet spiced plums and red berries on the nose. The body is effortlessly smooth, with graceful tannins dancing through to a long, fine finish. One of my favourite St Emilions of the night.

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  Goedhuis, April 2006,
  Score: 90-92+

  Noticeably plump and rich with extra sweetness on the mid-palate, it has chewy, prominent tannins that become more silky and refined on the finish. This is the best wine made at Ch Canon for many years. Drink 2012 - 2025+.

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  Neal Martin, March 2017,
  Score: 95

  Tasted at the Château Canon vertical, the 2005 Canon is evolving into a quite gorgeous Saint Emilion. One can still discern those brown spices infiltrating the ripe red and black fruit. There is fine mineralité here, great focus, perhaps just a hint of dried blood that develops with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, ripe tannin. It is a very complex Saint Emilion with immense purity and style, a wine that you have to keep coming back to in order to understand. It's at that pivotal stage between primary and secondary notes, the red and black fruit being overtaken by cedar, morels and a touch of game. It gently lifts and fans out to a quite captivating finish. Dare I say that the 2005 Canon is the pick of the three over 2009 and 2010? There...I've said it...it is a quite brilliant wine. Tasted October 2015.

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  Robert Parker, April 2008,
  Score: 90+

  With a saturated deep ruby color, but less intense than some other St.-Emilions, this is probably the best Canon in a number of years. It is still made in a relatively austere, tannic style, but strong black cherry and loamy soil notes intermixed with some licorice and background subtle oak lead to a rich, elegant, stylish effort that is closed and in need of cellaring. Give this wine, which clearly reveals the minerality of this top-notch vineyard, at least 7-8 years of bottle age and drink it over the following 20-25 years. Drink: 2015 - 2040.

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  Robert Parker, April 2007,
  Score: 90-93

  This is the finest Canon produced under the Chanel ownership and John Kolasa's administration. A striking minerality interwoven with black currant and flower aromas jump from the glass of this medium to full-bodied, dense, freakishly elegant effort. Possessing beautiful structure, good acidity, yet remarkable intensity as well as precision, this deep purple-colored 2005 will undoubtedly close down after bottling. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025.

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  Jancis Robinson, December 2012,
  Score: 18

  80% Merlot. Rich and dense and well balanced. Comfortable and steady. Long and with real deep throat-warming quality. Very charming. Not big nor especially ripe but very appetising. Drink 2015-2032

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  Jancis Robinson, April 2006,
  Score: 16

  Dark purple with a pale rim. Thick, ripe aromas. Black cherry fruit - rather simple fruit gum flavours, then pretty fierce tannins on the finish. Dry fade on the finish. Not especially lively, though hedonistic in terms of intensity of fruit. Drink 2016-26.

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  Wine Spectator, April 2006,
  Score: 89-91

  Blackberry, cherry and light toasted oak on the nose. Full, silky and pretty. Very balanced. So refined.

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Producer

Château Canon

Château Canon is located on rich limestone soil slopes southwest of the town of St Emilion. It is known for its muscular style which when young can be quite backward and tight but with age can evolve beautifully. Now owned by Chanel, who have invested heavily, Canon is going from strength to strength.