The Château Canon of Canon-Fronsac of Bordeaux

Château Canon
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Canon-Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Canon is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Canon-Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Canon wines

Looking for the best Château Canon wines in Canon-Fronsac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Canon wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Canon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Canon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Canon

How Château Canon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of improved horse steak, marinated lamb chops or duck baeckeoffe with christmas spices and dried fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Canon

On the nose the red wine of Château Canon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Château Canon. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Canon

  • 1985With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Canon.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Canon-Fronsac

Confidential Libournais AOC (~250 ha, 40 properties around Fronsac and Saint-Michel): signature Merlot as red king (80%) complemented by Cabernet Franc (15%, elegance and spice) and Cabernet Sauvignon (5%, structure and black fruits) — signature colour profile, round texture and aromatic complexity from Merlot, roundness and ripe red fruits, floral freshness and spicy notes from Cabernet Franc. Asteriated limestone and Fronsadais molasse, tempered fluvial microclimate.

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.