CROIX CANON 2nd Wine of Chateau Canon Saint-Emilion 2020 Bottle

Description

JAMES SUCKLING 95-96 Points
5 May, 2021 – "A fantastic second wine with a dense center palate of tight, racy tannins and dark fruit. Spicy and almost salty. It’s full, yet very compact with excellent structure and length. Very serious."

DECANTER 93 points
Tasted by Jane Anson - Part of Best Bordeaux 2020 second wines
"This is an excellent second (from a separate plot) wine, bright, poised and delicious. Fruit ripeness is just at the point where it is teetering on the brink between deep, spicy and textured while still remaining fresh and juicy. Great stuff. Mildew made an impact but not drought, so ended up with 40hl/ha yields. Harvest September 4 to 23, 30% new oak. 3.53pH. Drinking Window 2023 - 2036."

THE WINE ADVOCATE (90 - 92) points
Drink Date: 2024 - 2037  Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 20th May 2021
"The 2020 Croix Canon is a blend of 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc, aging for 18 months in French oak, 30% new. It weighs in with 14.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.53. Deep garnet-purple colored, it drifts out of the glass with alluring scents of plum preserves, blueberry pie and mulberries, plus touches of potpourri, Chinese five spice and fallen leaves. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock-full of juicy black and blue fruits, supported by plush tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long and spicy."