Iconic Right Bank Bordeaux | Silken, Powerful, and Profoundly Elegant
Region: Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France
Classification: Premier Grand Cru Classé (B)
Grape Blend: Approximately 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc
Style: Luxurious, refined, powerful, and exceptionally age-worthy
Nose:
Deeply expressive and beautifully layered, revealing aromas of black cherry, plum, black raspberry, violets, crushed rose petals, graphite, cedar, truffle, licorice, tobacco, and sweet spice. As the wine opens, delicate mineral notes and hints of mocha and forest floor emerge, showcasing exceptional complexity.
Palate:
Rich, velvety, and beautifully composed, with layers of ripe black fruits, cassis, plum compote, dark cherry, cocoa, spice, and crushed stone minerality. The hallmark limestone freshness of Château Canon brings extraordinary lift and precision, balancing the richness of the vintage.
Structure:
Full-bodied with silky tannins, remarkable concentration, and exceptional balance. The 2009 vintage combines the opulence and generosity of the year with Château Canon’s classical restraint and finesse. Powerful yet poised, this is a wine of extraordinary harmony and refinement. Château Canon’s limestone plateau is widely credited for giving the wine freshness and structure even in warmer vintages.
Finish:
Long, polished, and profoundly elegant, lingering with dark fruit, violets, spice, graphite, and mineral freshness. Seamless and persistent, with remarkable depth and sophistication.
Château Canon 2009 is widely regarded as one of the estate’s finest modern vintages and a benchmark expression of Saint-Émilion. Situated on the famed limestone plateau, Château Canon combines richness with freshness, producing wines of extraordinary texture, aromatic complexity, and longevity.
The 2009 Bordeaux vintage delivered exceptional ripeness and concentration, and at Canon the result was a wine of great richness, precision, and elegance, earning widespread acclaim from critics and collectors alike. Compared with some more opulent Right Bank wines of the vintage, Canon 2009 offers a slightly more refined and mineral-driven profile, giving it tremendous sophistication and ageing potential.
Today, the wine is entering a magnificent drinking phase, beginning to reveal secondary and tertiary complexity while still retaining decades of life ahead.
The 2009 Bordeaux vintage is considered one of the greatest in modern history, marked by warm, dry growing conditions and exceptional fruit quality. In Saint-Émilion, Merlot thrived, producing wines of richness, depth, and remarkable balance, while limestone soils helped preserve freshness and precision. Château Canon particularly excelled in the vintage, crafting a wine of exceptional harmony and longevity.
Now: Stunning with 2–3 hours decanting
Peak: 2025–2050+
Cellaring: Exceptional long-term ageing potential
