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2016 Croix Canon, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot
Ready - youthful
Antonio Galloni
89/100
James Suckling
93/100
Neal Martin MW
90-92/100
Product: 20168104113
2016 Croix Canon, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

This is the second wine of Château Canon, part of the Chanel-owned portfolio of Bordeaux estates that also includes Châteaux Berliquet and Rauzan-Ségla. There’s a wonderful purity to the fruit that marks this as being very typical of 2016. The wine is medium bodied but generous, with lots of black fruit, leather and graphite hints in the background. This is a very attractive, beautifully crafted Claret with good intensity. And it’s something of a bargain, I think. Drink now to 2030.

Martyn Rolph, Fine Wine Sales Manager (Aug 2021)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Merlot
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Canon

Critics reviews

Antonio Galloni 89/100
The 2016 Croix Canon is a plump, juicy wine that can be enjoyed with minimal cellaring when it is released in a few years' time. Black cherry, gravel, smoke, leather and spice all run through this pleasantly hearty, rustic Saint-Émilion. I would prefer to drink it over the near and medium term.Drink 2020 - 2026Antonio?Galloni, Vinous.com.com (Jan 2019)
Drink 2020 - 2026
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Jan 2019)
James Suckling 93/100
A juicy richness to the fruit with dark-berry and sliced-mushroom character on the nose and palate. Full body, chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Very structured. Try from 2023.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (Jan 2019)
Drink 2020 - 2026
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jan 2019)
Neal Martin MW 90-92/100
The 2016 Croix Canon is a blend of 76% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Franc this year and matured in 25% new oak. It has a very precise bouquet with blackcurrant, touches of blueberry and subtle mineral aromas, gaining intensity as it opens in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, very tensile in the mouth with touches of graphite and tobacco, seguing into a supple and refined finish. It seems very approachable at this stage, but even as a Deuxième Vin, I can see this aging nicely over a decade, possibly more.Drink 2020 - 2032Neil Martin, Wine Advocate (Apr 2017)
Drink 2020 - 2026
Neal Martin MW, RobertParker.com (Apr 2017)

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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