Château Canon St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé B 2008

Still fairly closed, with notes of grilled Provence herbs, tar, charcoal, resin and crushed mint leaf. 2006 was a relatively cool vintage with some pretty surly tannins at the beginnning, and this needs time in the glass to open up. There is a subtly and nuance on display, as you find in so many Canon vintages, with precise and well crafted tannins A wine that is ready to drink now but can easily age for another few decades. 35hl/h yield, 80% new oak, the highest level seen at the estate (partly the vintage, partly fashion at the time in St Emilion) well integrated but leaving a trace of grilled cedar and tar on the finish. Harvest October 4 to 10.