2018 Château Canon

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 95.4 points

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  3/26/2024 - Collector1855 wrote: 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.

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  3/25/2024 - sirpat00 wrote: 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.

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  1/7/2024 - csimm wrote: 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.

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  10/21/2023 - Kim Gerner wrote: 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.

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  9/25/2023 - watcheslover Likes this wine:

  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

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