2014 Croix Canon, St Emilion
Made at the famous Chateau Canon in Saint Emilion, known for their superbly elegant wines. Croix Canon is their second wine, made from younger vines at the property. Medium-bodied, now showing some maturity with the fruit developing more complex flavours, savoury & dried notes. Elegant with structured but ripe velvety tannins, and a long chocolatey finish. Aged for 18 months in French oak (of which 10% new barrels).
"The 2014 Croix Canon, the estate's second wine, emerges from a parcel nestled between Berliquet, Vieux Château Mazerat and Angélus. A blast of dark red stone fruit, smoke, tar, licorice and earthiness hits the palate in a wine that is dense and powerful, yet also weightless and quite classic in conception. It is precisely those contrasts that make the Croix Canon so compelling. The Croix Canon is not sold en primeur, but when it is eventually released, it will be a must-buy." Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com