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 Vintage2018 Label 1 of 248 
TypeRed
ProducerChâteau Canon (web)
VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
Designationn/a
Vineyardn/a
CountryFrance
RegionBordeaux
SubRegionLibournais
AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
UPC Code(s)3192371127190, 3277038403906, 3412951801426, 3700274103465, 400000123714, 400004743536, 5708445489378, 607921033959, 639737963533

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2027 and 2049 (based on 33 user opinions)
Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Canon St. Emilion on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 95.4 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 45 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by Collector1855 on 3/26/2024 & rated 91 points: Canon vs. Duffau-Lagarrosse 2009-2020 tasted blind (Fribourg): Dark garnet. Deep, dark ripe fruit, very dark, very ripe but no hits of overripeness but way too massive for my taste. They have not overdone this as mauch as the Duffau but could not escape the vintage either. Too much of a fruit bomb for my liking. (2625 views)
 Tasted by sirpat00 on 3/25/2024 & rated 92 points: Vertical of Canon vs Beasejour Duffau Lagarrosse (Fribourg): Vertical of Beausejour Duffau Lagarrosse vs Canon vs selected pirates 2005-2020. Main takeaways : i/ Canon trumps Beausejour overall, especially in more recent ones. ii/ Canon tends to be lighter-footed, more delicate while Beausejour is typically more extracted and ripe. iii/ St Emillion clearly struggles with the hotter vintages a few years on with 2005 the low-light, already exhibiting beef juice elements. iv/ best wines were Canon 2015 (95), 2019 and 2020 (94 each). Summary of wines and scores included in the tasting story.

Tasting note:
Sweet red cherry fruit along with sugar coated berries and a fine mineral layer. Palate with a soft texture, but lower aromatic intensity and lack of presence with a short to medium finish. The 2018 Canon is a weird animal and I struggle to wrap my head around it. It was highly promising from barrel, overripe and disjointed freshly bottled, then beautiful and seductive 5 years on and now rather mediocre. (1122 views)
 Tasted by csimm on 1/7/2024 & rated 94 points: There is a polish here that immediately adds to the textural profile of this Canon. Somewhat plush, but not so much that it makes for too fruity or flabby of a delivery, the 2018 is similar stylistically to other St. Emilion siblings in this vintage. Approachable and fun, albeit still primary and direct, the core berry fruit sways into the modern field but makes sure to keep a solid foot in some older school attributes. I could have done with a hair more intensity and tannic structure, but its cut and acidic spine are enough to counter the ripe and contoured fruit. 4-5 years on its side will do it well.

I wouldn't call this a blockbuster Canon, but it's certainly a solid performer at a price point that isn't instantly nauseating. I think the 2016 has a little more going for it, but will take a smidge longer to come around. The 2018 seems (emphasis on 'seems') like it won't shut down too hard at any given moment, but a few years in the cellar will give a clearer picture down the road. For now, it's not a complete waste of time to drink now, but some short term patience will be rewarded. 93-94+ points. (5114 views)
 Tasted by Kim Gerner on 10/21/2023 & rated 91 points: 40th anniversary tasting (L'Esprit du Vin - Axelborg): My notes from this fantastic gigantic tasting are in general extremely short (because of the many wines) but with ratings. We spent a whole day tasting and tasting quality wines.

This wine: Rating based on performance right now when it is way too young. (3002 views)
 Tasted by watcheslover on 9/25/2023: My colleagues and I organized a mini Canon vertical to redefine the scores in relation to the fabulous 2022 vintage. We cannot put 100 points everywhere. 2021 not tasted. Naturally these notes correspond to an "M" moment and are likely to vary at another moment

1) 2020 100/100
2) 2019 -2022 (sample) 98-99/100
4) 2018-2016-2015 97-98/100
7) 2014 94/100
8) 2017 93/100 (5747 views)
 Tasted by Cailles on 9/3/2023 & rated 96 points: Bordeaux 2018 - 5 Years On - 7 Reds: Time to check in on some top 2018s, and the initial observations were all confirmed: A) This is obviously the ripest, sweetest Bordeaux vintage in the last decade. While only one wine (Cos d'Estournel, 88pts) was overripe and overdone, two others (Calon Segur - 94pts, Grand Puy Lacoste - 91pts) are not for purists and are quite sweet - at least this young. B) Despite the ripeness, the wines are generally very balanced and harmonious, not as extracted or thick as many 2009/2010s. C) The structural frames are of high quality with ultra-fine tannins and good acid backbones. However, with so many other great vintages produced in recent years, this is not the vintage to chase - especially for purists. The group winner was the highly elegant, seductive yet aristocratic Pichon Lalande (rated 95pts), just ahead of my WOTN, the floral, perfumed, airy Canon (96pts).

TN: Expressive, elegant bouquet with fine rhubarb and strawberry notes and floral aromas at the core. While the nose is good, it’s the palate that truly excites: Pure, sweet red berries en masse, rhubarb and loads of floral notes and then two more telltale highlights, the wonderful salty minerality and the almost unmatched airiness and satin-like texture. Canon just kills it in the past few years and while I’m a left bank guy, this is one of my favorite wines in all of Bordeaux. This 2018 is for sure a touch riper and sweeter than 15/16/19/20, but still so elegant and fine. 96+pts.

Decanting: Quickly double decanted two hours before consumption, no extensive decanting necessary. (5727 views)
 Tasted by Philolesen on 8/30/2023 & rated 94 points: No notes taken. (4760 views)
 Tasted by sirpat00 on 6/19/2023 & rated 97 points: Part of a small Bordeaux 2018 5-years on tasting. The wines were partially served single-blind. Main observations: 1/ the vintage pairs concentration and ripeness with weightless and elegant structures. 2/ tannins are generally finely grained and well-integrated. 3/ Extraction levels managed well with only 1 instance of heat and no overripe fruit. 4/ Best bottles were Canon and Pichon Longueville.

Tasting note:
This was pure, perfumed floral sexiness in a bottle. Red cherry and raspberry fruit, saline minerality and sweet spices on top. A truly satin texture with caressing tannin, great balance and a finish that adds an intriguing graphite touch. The level of detail in the layers and weightlessness were off the charts. (5247 views)
 Tasted by otto60 on 5/12/2023 & rated 94 points: this time much better: overripeness gone, lovely nose with dark blue berry skins, nice length. Hot vintage for sure and quite international too, but v good. 94+ (4087 views)
 Tasted by Sun_Ship on 5/12/2023 & rated 95 points: Polished nose of mulberry, cassis, kirsch, milk chocolate and roast espresso, with hints of woodsmoke and cedar. Glossy and delicious palate with excellent freshness, quite impressive for 2018, with a plush, creamy core of ripe fruit, smooth tannins and gourmand notes of chocolate and espresso again emerging on the lingering finish. This comes across as sophisticated, fresh and engineered. 95+ (5418 views)
 Tasted by WineBurrowingWombat on 12/26/2022 & rated 97 points: Nose: [58°-61°] Young and fresh plums, fresh aromatic berries, black and blue fruits. Aromas are full of fruit, making the stone, minerals and earth seem "fruit-washed." The aromatic fruits goes from fun to straight emo with tons of air, brooding dark fruits and earth.

Palate: [58°-61°] Black and blue fruits with minerals that has a touch of salinity. Pleasantly steeped and bitter tea, a dark and brooding powdered graphite. Fruits stay fresh and buoyant which help lifts everything else up as well. After getting plenty of air, things develop more into the realm of the darker notes. Finishes with a trail of minerals, steeped tea and even a bit of tar.

Attributes: Clear, dark ruby. Dry with medium to medium-plus amounts of fine, chewy tannin. Medium body with medium to medium-plus acidity (well integrated if on the higher end). Amazing finish of at least 30 seconds.

Thoughts: This was MUCH better than when I last had it. It was so rough last time that I completely forgot I had this before. A tasty wine with a bold darkness with great lift, providing an awesome freshness. Loving the depth of graphite and minerals with salinity. The fruits are dark and brooding as well but in a classy sense and plays with the other flavors very well. The mineral finish lasts long this which was a huge surprise to me. The wine also held strong throughout the whole tasting, the flavors didn't waver one throughout the tasting, it gained and developed more if anything. Amazing wine to drink now but will benefit with some cellar time. Very curious how this will be with a good amount of age. This should be able to earn itself another point or two in the future. 97+

Pairing: Had smoked cornish hen in the middle of this bottle and it made the fruit flavors pop a bit with cream/vanilla. It worked really well.

Serving notes: Bordeaux glass. Served one glass and emptied bottle into a decanter at cellar temp ~55° and consumed over 7 hours. Recommend serving ~58° with a decant of at least 3-6 hours at cellar temp if opening now. (6638 views)
 Tasted by jmoon on 6/22/2022 & rated 92 points: Very enjoyable, plush but not overripe, silky, but very obvious and primary, so given its potential greatness not worth opening one now unless like me you just had to know. (8391 views)
 Tasted by cbuhlman on 4/15/2022: silky smooth, high polish, showy bouquet, fruit forward modern style. Really delicious but lacking soul at this point. One curious aside is the prominent vanilla creaminess.
on day three (sitting on counter with a cork half stopped) it has blown off completely and remains quite drinkable with zero oxidation, and a bit more verve, which quite a feat.
very long mouthcoating finish.
Obviously, not at all ready to drink as this needs time to come together. 2024+
92++ (7863 views)
 Tasted by wineappellation on 11/25/2021 & rated 95 points: Powerful ripe black fruits, incense, toasty oak, earthy, some truffle and chocolate notes too. More refined and elegant on palate, layered and focus. Already beautiful. (8439 views)
 Tasted by Orange Tsian on 11/25/2021 & rated 93 points: 花果香味很精巧,浓郁的黑色果味,仿佛凝聚成了果浆,在恰到好处的糖果感之外还有多汁的效果,红和紫的鲜花,点缀环绕穿插,像是明艳花环和香水。饱满的果篮,香料粉、小丛林、光滑的石墨,共同组成了精致的身段。入口结构较大,集中度不错,单宁很细致。浓郁多汁的果味和花香混合在一起,划出精巧的纹路,有些华丽感,但是结实度和密度相较之下略逊,让人觉得“内涵”不太够,中后段有茴香、矿物之类的味道,稍微有点急促。92-93/100 (9560 views)
 Tasted by nwebstar on 11/23/2021 & rated 96 points: Bordeaux 2018 - Langtons tasting (Virtual with samples sent): Medium bodied. Black and red fruits. Fruit meets minerality and purity. Slightly closed but firm stylish structure suggests greatness ahead. A lovely graphite coolness. “The elegant stylist” (7595 views)
 Tasted by Philippe_C on 11/15/2021 & rated 93 points: Nez de poivrons très mûrs, fumée, cacao, chocolat... Tannins mûrs, belle aciditée, cerise rouge fraîche. (6599 views)
 Tasted by iobtoel on 11/7/2021 & rated 95 points: Inky colour. Nose still closed but hints of red berries and tobacco leaf. Taut. More graphite notes on the palate. Smooth silky tannins. Good structure. Just a bit of heat coming through at the end. (6062 views)
 Tasted by BAJRiley on 11/4/2021 & rated 94 points: Taste with Langton's 2018 Top Chateau of Bordeaux - virtual event. Decanted two hours prior.

Appearance: mid purple. Nose: blueberry, plum, violets, pencil lead and a hint of gravel. Palate: medium bodied, restrained finish and soft tannins. An excellent wine, though the lowest score I gave among the six tasted. (4193 views)
 Tasted by WineBurrowingWombat on 10/3/2021: Nose: [56°] Fresh red fruit raspberries, cherries and cranberries. Untouched, clean forest floor with tall trees in the sun and violets growing nearby. Very floral but with some time a strong scent of tree bark becomes a bit overpowering.

Palate: [58°-68°+] Deeper red fruit, heavily steeped tea and bitter tannin, black earth, bitter graphite, dark silvery minerals with some bitterness, spiced oak and a good dose of acidity.

Attributes: Clear medium garnet. Dry with medium to medium-plus amounts of fine, chewy tannin. Medium-plus body with medium to medium-plus acidity. Great finish of at least 18-20 seconds.

Thoughts: Took forever to open up even just a bit! Therefore, I'm going to assume it's gonna take 1 year for every hour I decanted for this to be in a good spot to drink. Bold tannin and quite unforgiving at the moment. I tried my best to enjoy and appreciate the flavors that this provides tonight but I could not. Despite the bold tannin, there was a touch of elegance on the palate which I presume will be amazing in the far future. The guys that tell me to cellar bdx wine for at least 10-15 years.. you win tonight.. (as a matter of fact, most nights). Unable to score tonight, tread with caution if opening early.

Serving notes: Bordeaux glass. Emptied bottle into a decanter at cellar temp ~55° for 4 hours before serving, continued to decant while consumed over an additional 8 hours (total 12.5 hrs). I do not recommend opening now, cellar for 12-15 years minimum. (6527 views)
 Tasted by jviz on 9/13/2021 & rated 93 points: Served blind. Very grapey, woody and lactic. So much so that one taster suggested a new world cab; and it's nothing to be ashamed of; but this is a large scaled wine. On the nose, you have blackberry fruit, lots of coconut (actually reminded me of Realm's "Bard") but its the plush, silky texture that gives away Merlot here, which I should have known. This wine needs a whole lot of time; like a whole lot. And its not as suave and polished some of the modern right bank wines, but rather has some wood tannins to shed and needs to relax for best enjoyment. (5976 views)
 Tasted by Nutty08 on 9/10/2021 & rated 94 points: Not quite as thrilling as my first bottle but still pretty awesome young Bordeaux. Needed a few hours air to pull the oak into the fruit and still showed some mild coconut notes. Kashmir back fruits that despite the scale and concentration are fresh. Fruit filled and forward at this point—almost like a barrel sample. (5564 views)
 Tasted by Nutty08 on 6/26/2021 & rated 95 points: As good a young bdx as I’ve ever had. Very accessible in it’s youth with a generous amount of dark plush crystalline fruit. Has considerable depth with a fresh chalky spine. Nose is expressive and quite delineated. Surpassing how fresh and light this is for such a ripe precocious wine. Doesn’t have the magic of aged bdx but really enjoyable now. Tannins come in on the back end but very fine and rather softly textured. Just a hint of vanilla on the nose, otherwise oak well integrated.

Didn't change much on night 2, though the nose was a bit more shy. Powerful dark fruit with a cashmere texture and fine tannins on the back end. This wine seems to be all about the fruit at this point. Yes, this is "glossy" and "sleek" with a modern feel--but it's not overdone at all and retains its "soul" and terroir. (7281 views)
 Tasted by FransS on 6/21/2021 & rated 97 points: The 2018 UGCB tasting Amsterdam 6/21/2021 (Amsterdam, Amstel Boathouse): The colour younger than of most other '18's; cherries, soft peppers, a kind of cool/sleek taste, super elegant, concentrated as H-B and S H-L. (6808 views)
 Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 6/21/2021 & rated 95 points: Amsterdam UGCB Tasting (Amstel Boathouse, Amsterdam, NL): Generous but elegant, effortless balance and harmony, ripe but cool, everything perfectly integrated, ripe cherries, gently smoky oak, supple but energetic, long and flowing finish. (7275 views)
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Château Canon

Producer website | Read more about Chateau Canon

Red Bordeaux Blend

Red Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.

Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.

France

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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings

2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.com

Bordeaux

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Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)

History of Bordeaux

History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification

"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson

"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson

"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson

"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon Rimmerman

Libournais

Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines

Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC

In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.

As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market

Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.

The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.

By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.

Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.

Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.

The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.

The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).

Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?

St. Émilion Grand Cru

Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion

Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha

 
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