Score: 95-96 JS

Region: Bordeaux

District: Saint Emilion

Type: Still Wine

Color: Red

Varietal: Red Bordeaux

Vintage: 2010

Futures Item: Yes

Available: 19

Brand: See more from Chateau Canon

Sku: 139133

Price: $154.99

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Wine Spectator Review:
Ripe, with dark blackberry and linzer torte fruit laced nicely with the racy, mouthwatering acidity and strong graphite spine of the vintage. Long, driven and very solid, with serious, charcoal-tinged grip. Score range 91-94.

Parker Review:
Along with the brilliant 2009, the 2010 Canon appears to be the finest wine made at this estate since the 1982. Aficionados of this 50-acre vineyard situated on the top of the St.-Emilion plateau will have fun comparing the 2009 and 2010 over the next 30 years. Composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc that hit 15% natural alcohol (a record here), the 2010 offers up perfumed notes of spring flowers, crushed chalk, black currants, black cherries, earth, forest floor and oak. Full-bodied as well as elegant and precise, this brilliant effort needs 5-8 years of cellaring and should drink well for three decades or more. 92-94.

Other Notes:
Wonderful round and juicy tannins with lots of fruit yet subtle and spicy. This is classic style of Canon, such as 1955 or 1959. Better than 2009. -James Suckling