CROIX CANON
2023 Grand Cru Saint Emilion
| Grapes | Merlot, Cab Franc |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Saint Emilion & Satellites |
| Village | Saint Emilion |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
The 2023 Croix Canon is plump, juicy and very easy to like. Pretty floral top notes and brisk acids lend freshness to this charming, mid-weight Saint-Émilion. Clean mineral underpinnings give the wine notable verve. Drinking range: 2027 - 2038 Rating: 90-92 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (May 2024)
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Beautifully fragrant, fresh, crunchy, juicy, anis, fennel, cut herbs, well judged ripe fruits, good balance. Merlot harvest September 6 to October 4 (interesting to note this, as many had finished the Merlot very early, and Cabernet Franc to October 3). 27% new oak for ageing, and yields of 45hl/h. 3.42ph. Drinking range: 2027 - 2036 Rating: 92 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2024)
The wine which takes fruit from the unclassified parcels belonging to Canon, with nothing declassified from Croix Canon. The yield was 45 hl/ha, and the blend is 54% Merlot and 46% Cabernet Franc, the recent pulling up of a 2-hectare parcel of Merlot dating from after the 1956 frost. Lovely purity on the nose, with the suggestion of tension and linearity, with crisp summer raspberries and blackberries, with a hint of rose petal and dark chocolate. The palate is indeed rather juicy and modestly composed, with a fresh and linear stance, quite elegant and sinewy, with a firm wrapping of limestone tannins. Plenty of limestone grip in the finish too. Rather a taut example of Croix Canon which should age nicely on that fresh acidity. Rating: 90-92 Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com (Apr 2024)
As I wrote early this year, the last few vintages of this bottling have established its status as one of Bordeaux's finest second labels (though since it derives from dedicated holdings below Berliquet, it's not a "second wine" in the strict sense), and the 2023 Croix Canon is further proof of that thesis. Bursting with aromas of raspberries, cherries, kirsch and licorice, this blend of 58% Merlot and 42% Cabernet Franc is medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a lively core of fruit and fine, elegantly chalky tannins. Rating: 91-93 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Apr 2024)
Château Canon
Atop the limestone plateau of St Emilion, and just west of the village, is Château Canon. Originally named Clos St Martin, the vineyard was bought by privateer and naval man Jacques Kanon in 1760. He expanded the vineyard beyond the original clos walls and built the château, but sold up after 10 years of tenure to the Fontémoing family. At some point, they also owned Château Canon in Fronsac which may account for the current name for the St Emilion estate, but it is more likely named for the dashing Jacques Kanon – either way, the owners of the Fronsac estate were not best pleased when Clos St Martin morphed into Château Canon in 1853. For most of the 20th Century, Château Canon was owned by the Fournier family but their tenure was one of gradual and sad decline. In 1996, they sold up to Alain and Gerard Wertheimer who had not long purchased Rauzan-Ségla in Margaux. Fortunately, the Wertheimers, owners of Chanel, had the wherewithal to attend to Canon’s many problems. A long term programme of complete replanting of the vineyards was started and the winery was completely renewed. The vineyard area has been expanded by the purchase of a couple of near-by plots. The, now, 34ha are planted with 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc. Opinions on Château Canon’s wines can be mixed, although tasters views may be tainted by memories of disappointing wines from the recent past. There is little denying that quality has improved considerably under the Wertheimers. In the 1996 St Emilion classification, Château Canon was granted Premier Grand Cru Classé (B) status, something re-affirmed by the 2006 and 2012 revisions. The second wine of Château Canon, first produced in 2000, was Clos Canon but will be known as Croix Canon from the 2011 vintage.
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