Château CANON
1er grand cru classé

Purchased in 1996 by the Chanel group (also in Rauzan-Ségla), Canon required a complete restoration, both of the vines and the cellar/vat room tool. Since 2008, Canon has fully justified its status as a 1er grand cru classé, with brilliant, distinguished wines that draw their energy from the Cabernets francs at the top of the limestone plateau.

The 2016 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (October 2024): 97/100 “All finesse and sweetness of juicy fruit, this loose wine is radiant with freshness, all suavity and purity of flavors, resplendent with energy and a haunting length.”

J-M Quarin (February 2020): 99/100 “Great nose, very aromatic, fine, fruity and subtle. Minute on the entry, very aromatic in the middle, complex, with an airy body, the wine develops delicately, meticulously fat, with aromas and a profile of pinot noir, rather than cabernet franc and merlot. Joy, pleasure, the unbelievable, I swallow!"

Vinous (N.Martin - May 2024): 93/100 “Canon 2016 has a clean, fresh nose. The fruit profile is a mix of red and black with just a hint of black truffle and licorice (the latter trait I hadn't picked up on before). The palate is medium-bodied with finer tannins than the bottle of four years ago, it has a little more confidence and grip in place, and is perhaps firmer and prepared for long-term maturation. The finish is precise. I'd give it a few more years in bottle.”