Canon - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2009

Wine Advocate

97

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 18/03/2019

Wine Advocate

95

par Neal Martin le 31/03/2017

Tasted at the Château Canon vertical, the 2009 Canon is turning into the great wine it was predestined to become. A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc (the same as 2010 incidentally), the nose is clearly more flattering, more opulent than the 2010 with an explosion of blackberry, melted tar, kirsch and dried violet petals; here, the Merlot is more expressive than the Cabernet Franc. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a voluminous Saint Emilion with an accentuated savory element that fans out towards the long and persistent finish. It's here that the Cabernet Franc takes over and delivers that long, long finish. This is a Canon that reminds me of Cheval Blanc...it's that good. Tasted October 2015.

Le Point

17,5

par Jacques Dupont le 01/02/2016

Nez biscuit, fruits noirs, solaire, note truffée un peu pomerolaise, beaucoup plus ouvert que le 2010, bouche douce, épicée, un peu de grillée, très savoureuse, serrée en finale, encore un beau potentiel d'avenir en bouche alors que le nez semblait donner l'impression que le vin était arrivé à sa maturité. 75 % merlot, 25 % cabernet franc, 14,5 ° « À partir de cette année, les vignes sont totalement travaillées. Plus de désherbant ! Plus ça va, plus on devient précis. Pendant dix ans, ce vignoble a produit à la moitié de ses capacités car on a dû beaucoup arracher et replanter. Ce qu'on a replanté en 1997 et 1998 porte ses fruits et entre dans le grand vin. Par exemple, la parcelle Marie-Gabriel, 2 hectares de merlot, avec des densités plus importantes : 7 300 pieds à l'hectare, (contre 5 600 avant). On va arriver à 70 % merlot et 30 % cabernet franc, au lieu de 80/20. On a 6 cuves de plus, de 60 hectolitres, qui nous permettent d'isoler en vinification davantage de parcelles et d'être plus précis dans la sélection. On est plus précis aussi dans la sélection des tonneliers, pour s'adapter aux cépages, aux parcelles. Ça ne se fait pas en un an. Au mois de mai, on n'était pas fiers : avec la grêle, on a perdu 20 %. Dès le matin de la grêle, on a fait venir tout le personnel de Rauzan-Ségla et on a coupé tout ce qui était abîmé. La solidarité a joué à fond. On a fait un repas un peu amélioré. »

Wine Advocate

95

par Neal Martin le 01/01/2013

Served blind at the Southwold 2009 tasting. Two bottles were tasted in different flights, the first seeming to be just a little more monotonous than I would have liked, however the second was far more attractive. It has a beautiful nose with lifted blackcurrant and bilberry fruit laced with minerals and cedar. The oak is quite noticeable but in synch with the fruit. The palate is silky and smooth on the entry. It is fleshy in the mouth, but belying the firm structure underneath. Perhaps it would benefit from more tension towards the finish but that is a minor quibble. Charming as ever. Tasted January 2013.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

92

par Stephen Tanzer le 31/07/2012

Ruby-red. Superripe, slightly roasted aromas of cherry, graphite, spices and herbs. Then thick, sweet and very ripe on the palate but a bit youthfully restrained. This full-bodied Canon could use a bit more lift but maintains very good focus. Finishes with substantial ripe tannins and excellent length.

Wine Advocate

94

par Robert Parker le 29/02/2012

The finest Canon since the 1982, the 2009 (75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc) reveals a dense blue/purple color along with a classic nose of chalk dust, blueberries, black raspberries, black currants and a touch of wood smoke. Medium to full-bodied, elegant and loaded with an inner framework of minerality and moderately high tannins, this backward, but stylish, concentrated Canon will benefit from 7-8 years of cellaring and last for three decades.

Jamessuckling.com

96

par James Suckling le 15/02/2012

Aromas of nuts, spices, chocolate powder, then changes to fruits and flowers. Fascinating. Full body, with silky tannins and a wonderful intensity and super polished tannins with a long, long finish. Super refined. Best Canon in years. Try in 2016.

Wine Spectator

93

par James Molesworth le 18/01/2012

This is a creamy, lush, hedonist's wine, with suave, textured layers of fig sauce, puréed plum and cassis woven with hints of mocha and pain d'épices. Picks up grip though, joined by a roasted mesquite hint on the finish for added length. Best from 2014 through 2025. 4,415 cases made. –JM

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

92-95

par Ian D'Agata le 30/06/2010

Red-ruby color is less dark than most other '09 Saint-Emilions, which to me is not at all a bad thing. Refined, perfumed aromas of redcurrant, almond flower, incense and cinnamon. Enters the mouth light and fresh, displaying attractive red berry and mineral flavors nicely framed by sound acidity. This very well balanced wine seems almost too easy to drink now but has excellent focus and grip, and plenty of inner-mouth energy. No doubt it will develop more complexity and depth with bottle age. Almost Burgundian in style, this is a subtle wine of real substance and nuance, made in a less showy style that is not out to grab headlines. One of the most successful Canons in a long time.

Le Figaro

93-95

par Bernard Burtschy le 30/06/2010

Robe impressionnante. Nez réglisse. En bouche, attaque dense et suave, milieu de bouche assez fin, belle longueur, 75 % merlot, 25 % cabernet-franc. 60 % fût neuf.

WeinWisser

19

par René Gabriel le 17/05/2010

Tiefes Purpur. Duftig-warmes, reifes Bouquet, schwarze Pflaumen, mit einem Cassishauch vermischt, sehr elegant im Ansatz. Im Gaumen sublim, harmonisch, mit seidig- süsser Tannin-Souplesse, erst im Nachklang spürt man das verlangende Potenzial. Erinnert an ganz grosse frühere Canon-Jahrgänge und lässt vermuten, dass das Team endlich den Durchbruch geschafft hat. 2016-2034

Le Point

18

par Jacques Dupont le 06/05/2010

Fruits rouges, minéral, calcaire, bouche ronde, sauve, petits tanins croquants, très joli fruit, des saveurs qui rappellent, la Bourgogne, bonne longueur, beaucoup de fraîcheur, très élégant. Le meilleur Canon depuis longtemps. O=2017 G=20 ans

TAST

17-17,5

par Bettane & Desseauve le 30/04/2010

Beaucoup de fraîcheur, tanins puissants mais racés, épices fines, allonge brillante. Un vin de grand équilibre et un véritable éclat aromatique.

Wine Enthusiast

91-93

par Roger Voss le 30/04/2010

Definite wood aromas, the fruit buried under the high toast flavors. This gives dryness as well as extract. The wine comes across hard, tight, almost dark in character.

Decanter Magazine

18,5

par James Lawther MW le 30/04/2010

Brilliant this year – so satisfying and refined. Has to be the best Canon for a number of years. Certainly no block-buster but pure and silky with length and line. Exquisite. Drink 2016-2040

Jancis Robinson

17,5

par Jancis Robinson le 30/04/2010

A little paler than some. Lightish cherry red. Glossy, gamey, almost animal nose. Rich and sweet but with certain dryness on the finish. There is some real life here. Very glamorous. Sumptuous and flattering, very polished, racy and sinewy and like a racehorse. Good enterprising energetic stuff! Drink 2017-2030

New Bordeaux

93

par Jane Anson le 30/04/2010

Good nose. If I had to make a choice, I might say I preferred the wonderful 2008 at this property, but it's a close run thing. This is owned by the Wertheimer brothers of Rauzan-Ségla, and JOhn Kolasa is again director - you can feel the same drive towards pure and precisely places fruit. Grapes planted at the estate are 75% merlot, 25% cabernet franc.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16,8

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 30/04/2010

Avec ce millésime, Canon fait son grand retour parmi l'élite des vins de Saint-Emilion. Le cru se distingue par sa différence : pas de recherche d'extraction monumentale, mais un goût de fruits unique et des nuances tactiles subtiles. Le nez est frais, fin, pur et très fruité. La bouche soyeuse offre un toucher et une expression aromatique « classe ». Le goût est celui des petits fruits rouges bien mûrs. Une fois encore, il m'évoque la Côte de Nuits. Très bonne finale savoureuse, sur des notes de fleurs, de réglisse et des tannins fins.

Falstaff

91-93

par Peter Moser le 30/04/2010

Intensives dunkles Beerenkonfit, Gewürze und kandierte Schalen, noch verhalten. Stoffig und süß, schokoladige Textur, rund, opulent, extraktsüße Note, Honignachhall, es fehlt etwas an Frische und Kick.

Wine Advocate

93-95

par Robert Parker le 28/04/2010

This is the best Canon since 1982, and it is possibly capable of eclipsing that legendary vintage. It has taken a while for the proprietors, the Wertheimer brothers (the owners of Chanel and the Margaux estate Rauzan-Segla) to get Canon back to its former glory. Yields in 2009 were 35 hectoliters per hectare, and the harvest occurred between September 28 and October 5. The blend is 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, with a natural alcohol level of 14%. Dense ruby/purple and full-bodied, with terrific blueberry and raspberry fruit intermixed with spring flower garden scents, with extraordinary density, purity, and a multi-layered texture, this is a prodigious Canon with sweet tannins and lots of viscosity. It should drink well for 30 or more years. Bravo! (Tasted three times.) Drink 2010-2040.

Periodic Review of Wine

91-93

par Alan Duran le 28/04/2010

This is a more crammed and loaded Canon. Its opaque purple hue precedes excellent scents of plum extract, mulberry, crème de cassis, flower, and liquefied-minerals. Superb in its full-bodied, rich, flavorful mushroom and cherry. The 2009 offering is substantive and caressing in tannin, allowing for fabulous potential! Maturity period 2013-2024+

Anthony Rose

93-95

par Anthony Rose le 26/04/2010

Deep, dense ruby purple, quite inky in colour, very attractive nose, lovely sweetly ripe black fruits quality, super supple tannins and fresh, savoury acidity, with some dark chocolatey sweetness of fruit and excellent overall balance, very well-made, fine-boned, well-proportioned and balanced overall.

Wine Spectator

95-98

par James Suckling le 09/04/2010

What a gorgeous nose, with sweet and delicate fruits such as sliced plums that turn to milk chocolate and flowers. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long, long finish. You want to drink this right away. 75 percent Merlot and 25 percent Cabernet Franc.