Special 45 Insta-Days in Bordeaux: 2 - Chateau Canon

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Let the sommelier tells you the story

Château Canon is a Premier Grand Cru Classé (B) Château based in Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France. The 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.

More than 60 percent of Canon's vineyards are planted to Merlot. Most of the rest is Cabernet Franc. The grapes are blended carefully to get the most from each: Merlot brings smoothness, finesse and intense fruit aromas, while Cabernet Franc brings structure and the ability to age.

Preparing the wine

Chateau Canon is much better with at least 12-14 years of aging. They reach the peak of maturity between 12-40 years after the vintage.

Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.

Older vintages might need decanting.

VSPIN time: young vintages – Speed 3, Spin time 3:00

Older Vintages – Speed 3, Spin time 3:00

Pour it Up, Pour it Up

The 1959 vintage is seen as an icon of the estate (Received 95 points from Robert Parker): a remarkable feat for a wine made from very young vines. “Young” because just a few years after the great freeze in Bordeaux in 1956, made this brilliant vintage. The Château also makes the Croix Canon / Clos Canon wine from an 11-hectare (27-acre) vineyard that borders the Canon estate.

A high number of wines from the Right Bank have names that includes the word "Canon". Don´t buy the wrong one! =)

Swirling in the glass

Ripe red fruits, licorice, touch of minerality (crushed rocks) and floral (beautiful violets).

This wine is all about Luxury, opulence and intensity.

Dark ruby in colour, full bodied with a silky palate and super concentrated.

Layers and layers of fruit and perfumed aromas and flavours with a finish that lingers forever.

Pairing

Classic meat dishes: veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game and roast chicken

roasted, braised and grilled dishes

Rich fish like tuna

Mushrooms

Pasta.

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Understanding in figures

Area under wine

32 hectares

Production

85,000 bottles

Soil

Asteriated limestone plateau with clay veins

Grape varieties

70 % Merlot

30 % Cabernet franc

Barrel ageing

18 months

New barrels: 70 %

Second wine

Clos Canon

Source: Berry Bros & Rudd, Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, Wine-Searcher

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