Canon

Specification

Producer

Canon

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux

Classification

Premier Grand Cru Classé (Saint-Emilion)

Grapes

Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Vintage

2014

Case

Half Bottle, 12 x 37.5cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

CANONX1412X38

About this wine

Canon is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc grown on the limestone plateau of Saint-Emilion. It is noted for elegance and freshness rather than sheer power, with red and dark fruit, floral notes and fine, chalky tannins. It can be quite reserved when young and good vintages age gracefully for twenty-five years or more.

About Canon

Château Canon is a Premier Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Emilion, on the limestone plateau just outside the town walls, with extensive old quarries beneath the vineyard. It takes its name from Jacques Kanon, an eighteenth-century owner, and has belonged since 1996 to the Wertheimer family, owners of Chanel.

Under its current ownership the vineyard has been extensively replanted and restored, and the estate has incorporated neighbouring land, including the former Château Matras. Canon is known for elegant, finely structured wines that reflect the limestone and age gracefully.