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2012 Château Canon, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot
Ready - youthful
Neal Martin MW
94/100
Julia Harding MW
15.5/20
17.5+/20
James Molesworth
88-91/100
Robert Parker
91-94/100
James Lawther MW
17.5/20
Product: 20128008831
2012 Château Canon, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

Under John Kolasa, this is an Estate that has really ramped up the quality in recent years, and 2012 is no exception. It shows a silky, seductive nose, with a core of cherry and red currant fruit, surrounded by higher toned notes of violets, autumn leaves and that toasty mocha edge. The seduction continues on the palate with sweet fleshy Merlot fruit coated by fine tannins and toasty spice notes from the oak. There is a freshness, energy and overall balance that really impresses in 2012. It is certainly one of the more successful wines from St Emilion this year.

Hong Kong Fine Wine Team

I love the weight to this wine thanks to the soft and buttery Merlot and 30 year old vines. The fruit is succulent with a richness we have come to expect from Chateau Canon. Patience is required but you will be rewarded with elegance, freshness and a brightness of fruit. 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc.

Laura Atkinson, Private Account Manager

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Merlot
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Canon

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 94/100
Tasted from several bottles in recent months, the 2012 Canon is a stupendous wine for the vintage and if anything, it appears to be improving with each encounter. It clearly serves up more than enough volume and fruit intensity on the nose compared to the impressive 2011 Canon: it is very pure with black cherries, wild strawberry, asphalt and blood orange. This is very well defined and beautifully focused. The palate is medium-bodied, silky smooth and with that thrilling sense of frisson. There is so much vivacity wound up inside this Saint Emilion that it would not surprise me if it turns out to be one of the very best in 2012. Tasted January 2017.Neil Martin - 31/03/2017
Neal Martin MW, (Mar 2017)
Julia Harding MW 15.5/20
Highly distinctive notes marked by beef extract and ripe damsons, as well as oak toast. Rather one-dimensional on the palate. julia_harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 26 Apr 2013
Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2013)
17.5+/20
Beautifully poised wine. Fresh, elegant and perfumed on the nose. Juicy and fine on the palate. Delicate extraction. Fine, long tannins.
Decanter.com
James Molesworth 88-91/100
Displays a rather firm coating of chalk dust and vanilla notes, with a core of subdued plum and blackberry fruit. Verges on an extracted feel, but comes out solid and sculpted in the end. james_molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 8 2013
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2013)
Robert Parker 91-94/100
A dense ruby/purple color is followed by notes of black raspberries, blueberries, crushed rocks and spring flowers. This medium to full-bodied, well-endowed, authoritative Canon reveals some serious tannin in the finish, so 4-5 years of cellaring will be needed after bottling. It should last 15-20 years. Owned by the Wertheimers (also the proprietors of the enormously successful haut-couture house of Chanel), this is a pure, stylish, nicely textured, impressive effort from a superb terroir on the limestone plateau of St.-Emilion. The final blend was 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, and yields were a modest 35 hectoliters per hectare. robert_parker - Wine Advocate #206 - Apr 2013
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2013)
James Lawther MW 17.5/20
Beautifully poised wine. Fresh, elegant and perfumed on the nose. Juicy and fine on the palate. Delicate extraction. Fine, long tannins. james_lawther MW, Decanter, April 2013
James Lawther MW, Decanter.com (Apr 2013)

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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Chateau Canon

Château Canon, a famous St.Emilion property is named after Jacques Kanon who bought the estate in 1760. Since 1996 it has been owned by Chanel, who also owns Château Rauzan-Ségla in Margaux.
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