Château Canon Pécresse Canon-Fronsac 2019

Bettane & Desseauve

About the wine:

Full-bodied on the palate, still sheathed in refined flesh. Fine, brilliant wine with great freshness. Long finish.

About the domain :

The 4.5 hectares of this Canon-Fronsac, well anchored on a terrace overlooking the Dordogne, have been enthusiastically taken over by Jean-Francis Pécresse, director of Radio Classique: the property, advised by Stéphane Derenoncourt (a key consultant on the Right Bank), has gained in fruit and refinement, here the emphasis is on balance, tannic finesse and depth. This vintage deserves time to develop its full potential. Good value for money.

Decanter

About the wine:

Magnificent nose of blackberry and blackcurrant jam. Good intensity on the palate, a rush of black fruit arrives before spicy licorice joins the saline minerality of the limestone terroir giving texture and complexity. A serious, sculpted and firm style, but with energy and dynamism. The texture is smooth and this has lovely precision with a bright juicy elevator at the end. One to seek out and an estate to watch.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the domain :

The Pécresse family, former owners of Châteaux Grand Corbin and Trotanoy, have presided over the destiny of this cru for four generations. This 4.2-hectare estate, known until 2003 as Vray Canon Bodet-la-Tour, is now run by Francis and his son Jean-Francis.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

Powdery tannins for a ripe wine that's still very fine.

About the domain :

Before becoming director of Radio Classique and editorialist at Les Echos, Jean-Francis Pécresse was a winemaker. His ancestors, who came from Corrèze, acquired a small vineyard on the Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac plateau, and he has always followed its progress very closely. Advised by Hannah Fiegenschuh (Derenoncourt nursery), the cru climbs a step each year and began converting to organic farming three years ago. Once an outsider among the great Fronsadais, Canon Pécresse is taking its place alongside them, with an increasingly assertive definition of its terroir of graded limestone; the wines combine charm, purity and freshness.

James Suckling

About the wine:

Aromas of blueberries, blackcurrants, wild raspberries and bark. Some pine cones and black olives too. Medium-bodied with fine tannins. Nicely fleshy midpalate.

Le Figaro vins

About the wine:

A linear, inviting nose, fresh and pretty, revealing a purity of red fruit, with hints of blueberry tart. Melt-in-the-mouth, digestible, fresh, with a deliciously savory finish.

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

About the wine:

Black fruit, plum, slightly spicy and woody. Fleshy and juicy on the palate, very good acidity, long finish. Tannins in place and precise. Saline finish, a fine bottle!