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1955 Chateau Canon is one of those fully mature gems that’s starts off strong and just on getting better, and better! Truffles, cigar box, dried flowers and raspberries are all over the place. The only thing better was the earthy, silky texture on the palate. At just over 70 years of age, all I can say is, what a treat!
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Tasted at the Château Canon vertical, the 1955 Canon continues to be and always has been a lovely old dame. Perhaps in recent years the aromatics have become a little fatigued, but that is forgivable given its age. It is still well defined with some freshness, broody dark berry fruit, roasted meat and melted tar, the Cabernet Franc more expressive than the Merlot. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin that is now completely melted but provides a frame for the mulberry, bitter cherry, fig and allspice notes. This 1955 is very harmonious in the glass and delivers fine weight and persistence on the finish. It is a beautiful Canon that is in its dotage, yet having now tasted it three or four times, it shows little sign of decay. Tasted October 2015.
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Ch. Canon is one of the top estates in Saint-Emilion, classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé “B”. Positioned on the region’s limestone plateau, it produces one of the appellation’s most elegant wines.