The 2022 Canon is elegant and sensual, with virtually no sensation of tannin. A wine with no beginning and end, Canon is totally seamless. All the Canon signatures are there, but woven together in an effortless, gracious expression of this site. It's the sort of wine that is about subtlety and nuance more than power. Dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal and spice caress the palate, but ultimately, Canon is above all else a wine of exquisite detail. Haute couture. Tasted three times. 04/2023

The 2022 Canon was picked from 30 August to 22 September and is matured in 50% new oak for a planned 18 months. It has a beautifully-defined bouquet with plumes of blackberry, raspberry and subtle violet flower scents. The palate is very fresh on the entry, announcing a relatively linear Canon. The limestone terroir seeps into every pore of this Saint-Émilion. This is one of the more intellectual and saline Canon wines in recent years. A triumph in such a hot growing season, elevated by its limestone soils. 04/2023

From an estate that is delivering its greatest run of vintages since the superb Post War series that preceded the frosts of 1956, the 2022 Canon is a magical wine that will be worth every effort to track down. Wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, wild plums and cherries mingled with hints of bay leaf, spices and violets, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with huge levels of concentration, vibrant acids and beautifully refined tannins. Concluding with a long, saline finish, this pure, perfumed and ineffably complete Canon is built for the ages, even if its structural polish is such that it will be approachable at a surprisingly early age. 04/2023

Couleur sombre, pourpre et intense. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, subtil et complexe. Il est à la fois suave et floral, avec une touche de violette. Cette dernière rappelle le pinot noir. Ultra minutieux en entrée de bouche, très savoureux au milieu, avec de la grâce dans le toucher, sensuel, le vin fond et surtout parfume la bouche comme jamais il ne la fait auparavant, avec une corpulence moindre que sur d'autres millésimes. Un profil gustatif sans comparaison à Bordeaux révélé par ce millésime si particulier. Assemblage : 75 % merlot, 25 % cabernet franc. Degré d'alcool : 14°5 - pH : 3,5. Rendement : 45 hl/ha. 04/2023

Endless on the palate with plenty of umami character. So Canon in its nature with plenty of fruit and fine tannins, yet almost weightless. The structure is all there. Electric. Long, long, long. 75% merlot and 25% cabernet franc. 04/2023