Description
Chateau Canon "Croix Canon" Sant-Emilion AOC is an excellent red wine from the Bordeaux region of France. The wine was produced from Merlot (77%) and Cabernet Franc (23%) grapes. It is a long-lived, voluptuous and silky wine.
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has an inky ruby red color. Fresh fruit notes such as blueberries, black currants and cherries emerge on the nose, along with herbaceous notes of rosemary, underbrush and eucalyptus. The palate is soft and delicate, while the mineral and chalky finish is long and lingering.
Storage time:
Over 7 years
Vinification
It takes place according to traditional practices in the Bordeaux area: individual vineyard plots are vinified separately, the must reaches temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks by gravity where fermentation takes place. Malolactic fermentation takes place 2/3 of the mass in stainless steel tanks and 1/3 in new oak barrels.
Acknowledgements
2017 Falstaff 93/100
