Appellation: St. Emilion
WA Score: 97/100
Best Drink Period: 2020-2043
Suggested Decanting Time: 3 hours
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RegionBORDEAUX, France
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Grape75% Merlot
- 25% Cabernet Franc
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Bottle Size75CL
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ColourRed
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SweetnessDry
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BodyFull-Bodied
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Food MatchRoast Beef
- Lamb
- Stew
Critic Reviews
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate (March 2012)
The finest Canon since the 1982, the 2009 reveals a dense blue/purple color along with a classic nose of chalk dust, blueberries, black raspberries, black currants and a touch of wood smoke. Medium to full-bodied, elegant and loaded with an inner framework of minerality and moderately high tannins.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW - Wine Advocate (March 2019)
Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2009 Canon is a little reticent to begin, opening out to notions of rare beef, cast iron pan, cigar boxes and cloves with a core of baked plums and mulberries plus a waft of dried lavender. Full, richly fruited and sill quite youthful, the palate has a firm yet velvety texture and seamless freshness supporting the generous fruit, finishing long and mineral laced.
James Suckling - JamesSuckling.com (February 2012)
Aromas of nuts, spices, chocolate powder, then changes to fruits and flowers. Fascinating. Full body, with silky tannins and a wonderful intensity and super polished tannins with a long, long finish. Super refined. Best Canon in years.
James Lawther MW- Decanter.com (April 2010)
Brilliant this year - so satisfying and refined. Has to be the best Canon for a number of years. Certainly no block-buster but pure and silky with length and line. Exquisite.