Château Canon 2022 (Magnum)

Wineadvocate

From an estate that is delivering its greatest run of vintages since the superb Post War series that preceded the frosts of 1956, the 2022 Canon is a magical wine that will be worth every effort to track down. Wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, wild plums and cherries mingled with hints of bay leaf, spices and violets, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with huge levels of concentration, vibrant acids and beautifully refined tannins. Concluding with a long, saline finish, this pure, perfumed and ineffably complete Canon is built for the ages, even if its structural polish is such that it will be approachable at a surprisingly early age. - WK 04/2023

Vinous

The 2022 Canon is elegant and sensual, with virtually no sensation of tannin. A wine with no beginning and end, Canon is totally seamless. All the Canon signatures are there, but woven together in an effortless, gracious expression of this site. It's the sort of wine that is about subtlety and nuance more than power. Dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal and spice caress the palate, but ultimately, Canon is above all else a wine of exquisite detail. Haute couture. Tasted three times. - AG 04/2023

Beck

D'entrée, Canon incarne la sérénité qu'on lui connaît. Il l'affiche avec assurance, avec délicatesse et ne manque pas de souligner son extraordinaire pluralité. Une multitude d'éléments viennent titiller le nerf olfactif, tant au niveau épicé, que fruité ou minéral. On y retrouve des nuances de garrigues, de feuilles de thé, de fruits noirs et de menthe poivrée. Entre autres ! A l'instar du bouquet, le palais se profile avec cette notion de force tranquille, de sérénité également. Tout concorde, chaque élément à sa place. La puissance, admirablement canalisée, est de paire avec la tension de la structure acide. Le vin cumule ainsi, densité et salinité tandis qu'une fine austérité appuie l'expression aromatique de la finale. Un vin d'un niveau exceptionnel, qui tutoie la perfection et qui s'affiche de manière majestueuse et néanmoins humble. Il sait ce qu'il peut, mais il ne l'annonce pas en fanfare, plutôt en chorale, évidemment avec des canons ! - 04/2023

Suckling

Endless on the palate with plenty of umami character. So Canon in its nature with plenty of fruit and fine tannins, yet almost weightless. The structure is all there. Electric. Long, long, long. 75% merlot and 25% cabernet franc. - 04/2023

Dunnuck

Tasted on three separate occasions (and I thought it had the potential to be a perfect wine on one of those), the 2022 Château Canon is an incredible wine in the making, and it might be the finest in the series starting in 2015. A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc harvested between August 30 and September 22, it comes from yields of 45 hectoliters per hectare and hit 14.5% alcohol. The élevage will run 16-18 months in just 30% new French oak. As classy as they come, it has a beautiful perfume of red and blue fruits as well as notes of white flowers, truffly earth, woodsmoke, and forest floor. With incredible density, a multi-layered texture, ultra-fine tannins, and integrated acidity, this incredible Canon will evolve for 30-40 years. I finished my rough note on this with "Pure class". - 05/2023