Château Canon 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose is fruity, elegant, racy and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, beautifully complex as well as a fine intensity. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry, ripe cassis and small notes of ripe strawberry associated with fine touches of violet, pulpy/juicy raspberry, juicy/pulpy blueberry, hints of chocolate, lilac/cornflower, caramelized oak as well as a discreet hint of iris, nutmeg, zan, very discreet hints of spices, a very discreet hint of vanilla and a subtle hint of hazelnut. This wine is multi layers and requiers patience and work in the glass to be entirely liked and understood. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers a beautiful acidulous/juicy frame, a beautiful minerality, freshness, tension, a very beautiful finesse of the grain, density/richness as well as a beautiful definition. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy/acidulous cassis, juicy/acidulous blackbery and small notes of acidulous/crunchy small red berries associated with fine touches of fresh flowers, nutmeg, toasted hazelnut and toasted almond. Tannins are elegant and offer a very fine chews. There is a subtle hint of hazelnut, vanilla, dark chocolate and an imperceptible hint of coffee on the finish/persistence. Very fine sapidity, almost saline minerality and a fine chew on the finish which bring gourmandize/appetence.