Chateau Canon Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Minimum order: 6 bottle case) FUTURES 2025 Pre-Arrival

Chateau Canon Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Minimum order: 6 bottle case) FUTURES 2025 Pre-Arrival

First Growth B. Premier Grand Cru Classe B.

Château Canon Saint‑Émilion Grand Cru 2025 is a beautifully poised, high-class Right Bank wine that combines limestone freshness, floral lift, and deep, polished fruit. The 2025 release is firmly positioned among the standout wines of the vintage, with strong critic support and excellent cellar potential.

Critic tasting notes: (2025 vintage) 

"Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Attractive black berry fruit, a hint of cherries, floral nuances, underlaid with violets and nougat. Juicy, elegant, ripe berry fruit, silky tannins, very good length, mineral and persistent, salty finish, sure aging potential." - Falstaff (99)

"The finesse and sophistication are very impressive, with a medium body, ultra-fine tannins and a rather endless finish. It’s medium-bodied and poised. Great length. A great wine." - James Suckling (98-99/100)

"The bouquet of red, white, and purple flowers is what initially grabs your attention. From there, it is the wealth of fruit, with its intensity, and the oceanic influences that keep you focused. The palate balances lift, energy, concentration, and juiciness perfectly. The finish delivers sweet, ripe black and red fruits, which linger and expand, leaving you with layers of salt-tinged, sweet, ripe fruits and a touch of herbs and mint in the endnotes. Key points of the vintage came not only from the ripeness of the fruit, but, interestingly, from their normal yields, which aided in lowering ABV levels and giving better balance. The wine blends 76% Merlot, and 24% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV. 3.5% pH. The harvest took place from August 28 - September 18. Yields were 40 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2030-2060." - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider (98/100)

Site & Identity

Canon sits on Saint‑Émilion’s prized limestone plateau, a terroir that gives the wine its hallmark precision, energy, and saline minerality. Under Chanel ownership, the estate has developed into one of the most consistent and refined properties on the Right Bank, with a style built on elegance rather than excess.

Technical Tasting Note

Appearance: Deep, dark colour with a youthful, concentrated core.

Nose: Red, white, and purple flowers, black cherry, raspberry, cassis, limestone notes, herbs, mint, and subtle floral spice.

Palate: Medium- to full-bodied, lifted and concentrated, with a perfect balance of energy, juiciness, and finely chiseled tannins.

Finish: Long, saline, and persistent, with sweet ripe red and black fruit, mineral tension, and a refined herbal echo.

Winemaking & Style

The 2025 blend is 76% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Franc, harvested from August 28 to September 18 with yields around 40 hl/ha. The wine is about 14% alcohol and shows the estate’s signature combination of richness, freshness, and limestone-driven clarity. It is a polished, precise Canon with strong structure and a clear long-aging profile.

Buying Outlook

This is a strong En Primeur purchase for collectors who want one of Saint‑Émilion’s most reliable blue-chip names. The 2025 Canon offers pedigree, finesse, and a long drinking window from roughly 2030 to 2060, making it highly attractive for both cellaring and future resale interest. It delivers the exact profile buyers expect from Canon: floral sophistication, limestone precision, and serious ageworthiness.

Food Pairing

Excellent with roast lamb, duck breast, veal, beef fillet, venison, and mushroom-rich dishes. Its elegance and freshness also make it a superb match for dishes with herbs, truffle, or a refined jus.

PRESENTATION

From the revolutionary precursor to the refined architect, from the aesthete to the genius inventor, Château Canon has established itself as a wine of patience, recognized, renowned, and distinguished as a Premier Grand Cru Classé.

TERROIR

Château Canon occupies a southwest-facing limestone terrace, which makes up most of its surface area. A quarter of the estate is located on the slope of this gently sloping hill towards the Dordogne. This imposing mass of sedimentary rocks is crisscrossed with numerous galleries that bear witness to the exploitation of this building material since the 16th century. The site, reaching a peak of 87 meters, benefits from perfect ventilation and a walled perimeter that protects the vines from spring frosts. This situation allowed the château to be among the few estates producing wine during the severe frosts of 1766 and 1956.

WINEMAKING

Parcel vinification, with gravity-fed filling, in stainless steel truncated cone tanks with double thermoregulated walls. Gravity draining. Malolactic fermentation: 1/3 in new barrels and 2/3 in tanks.

AGEING

In French oak barrels, with medium or medium-long toasting. 16 to 18 months – 49% new wood, 7% large casks. Racking by évasion.

VARIETALS

Merlot 76%, Cabernet Franc 24%.

TECHNICAL DATA

Yield: 40 hL/ha.

TASTING

The colour is deep, luminous. The aromatic profile opens on a beautiful red fruit, both rich and fresh, unctuous yet cool – strawberry, blackberry, cherry. Fragrant floral notes envelop this core as it becomes more defined: crisp, juicy, sanguine. 2025 could have tipped everything over, yet freshness runs through the wine from start to finish, carried by the saline signature of the limestone. The tannins, discreet, silky, elegant, structure the whole without ever weighing it down. The fruit unfolds with amplitude, supported by a persistent tension that stretches the finish and prolongs its brightness. The plateau frames, the wine falls into line. Ripeness settles in, freshness asserts itself. And balance, regal, prevails. A Canon of sovereign breadth.