2015 Ch Canon 1er Cru Grand Classe, St Emilion

Composed of 72% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc and aged for 18 months in 70% new and 30% one-year-old barrels, the 2015 Canon is boldly fruited with blackberry preserves, black cherry compote, fruitcake, mocha and plum preserves with suggestions of Indian spices, licorice and black olives. Full-bodied and packed with ripe, rich dried berries and exotic spice layers, it has a firm, slightly chewy structure and just enough freshness (the pH is 3.78), finishing long and savory. Give it another 2-3 years of cellaring to soften its edges and allow its flavor spectrum to fully emerge, and drink it over the next 20 to 25+ years.

96 points LPB robertparker.com

The nose is elegant, racy, tight, velvety, beautifully elegant and fine. It reveals notes of blueberry jam and plum associated with slight notes of coffee and chocolate. The palate is fine and offers an acid frame, freshness, tension, a beautiful defintion as well as a beautiful, silky and unctuous matter. On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberry, cassis jam and Quetsche plum associated with slight notes of powdered chocolate, a discrete hint of strawberry (in the background) as well as small touches of toasted oak. Tannins are fine, velvety and elegant. Good length and persistence.

98 points vertedevin.com

This estate, now performing on top form, has produced a rich, dense wine. Swathes of black fruits underline the generous structure and intensity. At first taste, the tannins are soft but that turns out to be an illusion. The tannins are just richly cushioned within the beautiful fruit. Drink from 2024.

97 points wineenthusiast.com

Mark my words, this is a future legendary vintage for Canon! It gets everything right from the moment the wine hits the glass. Aromatically, the wine offers flowers, crushed rock, black and red fruits, spearmint, licorice, and hints of tobacco. On the palate, it is even better with its multiple layers of silk-drenched fruits, cashmere tannins, and seamless, over 60-second finish. This is so good now, and it has only started on its journey. Drink from 2022-2060.

100 points Jeff Leve thewinecellarinsider.com