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Château Canon Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2005 750ml

Château Canon Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2005

  • we93
  • ws93
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SKU: 26249
750ml
$299.99
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Category Red Wine
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Brand Château Canon
Origin France, Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion
2005 was a year of drought. After a particularly dry winter (the moisture deficit reached as much as 70%), January and February were very cold, and then March was very mild and almost summer-like. April was the only month to have real rain. The budding and then the flowering (first week of June) were completed in quite quick time and in good weather conditions. The first signs of drought appeared as early as June bringing about a slowing down of vine shoot growth. The hot weather continued into July before letting up in August when the temperatures were cooler. Because of the lack of water, the size of the berries remained small and sugar content as well as total polyphenol content in the grapes at picking were high. The resulting wine had a magnificent, very deep colour, ripe yet fresh fruit flavours and an amazingly rich tannic structure. These qualities were preserved by Canon's terroir and its cool limestone subsoil.
Wine Enthusiast
  • we93

Freshness and richness combine in this wine. There's a eucalyptus freshness that goes with the intense acidity. But alongside this is the dark, dense blackberry fruit that layers with the hints of wood. Keep this for six years before tasting, and then for many more.

Roger Voss, June 1, 2008
Wine Spectator
  • ws93

Shows a lightly roasted edge at first, with raspberry and boysenberry confiture notes laced with melted licorice, singed alder and firm graphite details. Reveals a fine chalky hint, but this has more bass than treble overall. Still rather tight. -- Non-blind Canon vertical (December 2016). Best from 2020 through 2030. 4,200 cases made.

Jonny McCormick, January 12, 2017
Wine Advocate
  • wa90

70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc. Medium-deep garnet. Intense aromas of warm plums and blackberries plus pronounced spiciness - cinnamon, allspice and cardamom. Mocha. A faint (pleasant) whiff of VA. Medium to high acid, really nice concentration, medium+ level of fine tannins, long finish. (90+)

Robert Parker, March 2010
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