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| Region | Bordeaux |
| Appellation | Saint-Emilion |
| Category | Red Wine |
| Classification | First Great Growth "B" (St. Émilion 2012) |
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| Cat | Appellation | Year | Producer, Wine | Size | C(s) | HKD/Cs | Score | Critic | |||
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Saint-Emilion | 2017 | Chateau Canon , Canon | BT | 4 | HK$850.00 | 97 | AG | |||
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Saint-Emilion | 2017 | Chateau Canon , Canon | BT6 | 1 | HK$4,845.00 | 97 | AG | |||
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Extremely perfumed with blackcurrants, flowers, gunmetal, gunpowder and blackberries. Full-bodied, tight and reserved. The tannins are so tightly knit and just run through the center. Needs at least three or four years to open. A blend of 77% merlot and 23% cabernet franc. Better after 2023.
Score: 95 James Suckling (JS), JamesSuckling.com, December 2019
Nicolas Audebert and his team have done it again. The 2017 Canon is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage. Rich and vertical in construction, the 2017 possesses off-the-charts richness and intensity in all of its dimensions. In the glass, the 2017 is sumptuous and layered, with superb detail and tons of sheer pedigree. In 20 years, readers will have a fabulous time tasting the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 together and debating their respective merits. Dark plum fruit, striking Franc aromatics and the clean, focused energy of Saint-Émilion´s limestone plateau make for a ravishing, exquisite wine of the highest level. In a word: breathtaking.
Score: 97 Antonio Galloni (AG), Vinous Media (VM), March 2020
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Canon bursts from the glass with expressive notions of baked black cherries, kirsch, plum preserves and black raspberries plus hints of red roses, Ceylon tea, black olives and fertile loam. Medium-bodied, the palate is wonderfully elegant and refined, with a soft, finely grained texture and seamless freshness, finishing long and mineral laced. The blend is 77% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc and it was aged for 18 months in French oak, 50% new.
Score: 96+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown (LPB), The Wine Advocate (WA), March 2020
The 2017 Canon was bottled on 15 May, 2019. This needs time to settle in the glass, the oak rather vocal at this early stage and overshadowing the blackberry and briary aromas. It only takes a couple of minutes for this Saint-Émilion to settle and reveal more limestone-infused fruit that really shows its terroir. The palate is very well defined with crunchy black fruit. I appreciate the chalky texture and freshness of this Canon, almost brittle, with blackberry and brine-like notes on the finish. Whilst not up there with the superlative 2016, the follow-up is still very fine. Note that over multiple tasting this Canon improved between September and December.
Score: 95 Neal Martin (NM), Vinous Media (VM), February 2020