Chateau Canon 2006
- Producer Chateau Canon
-
Blend
20% Cabernet Franc
80% Merlot
5% Press Wines - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Emilion
- UPC 0 15643 47524 5
Growing Season
The 2005 winter was cold and dry, with a hydrous deficit until the end of January. Blooming was homogeneous thanks to sunny days and soft temperatures. After a hot July and a rather fresh and humid month of August, the harvest began on September the 19th with a soft and temperate weather. The 2006 is characterized by a beautiful maturity (merlot attaining 14° naturally) and also an interesting structure.
Winery Technical Data
Appellation: 1er Grand Cru Classe B
Area vines in production: 17,35 Ha
Yield: 35 hl/Ha
Terroir: Clay-limestone plateau
Exposure: South / South-West
Grape varieties: 75 % Merlot, 25 % Cabernet Franc
Density of plantation: 5500 & 6 500 plants per hectare
Vineyard management: Double Guyot pruning – Manual deleafing – Crop thinning before color change – Integrated pest management
Area vines in production: 17,35 Ha
Yield: 35 hl/Ha
Terroir: Clay-limestone plateau
Exposure: South / South-West
Grape varieties: 75 % Merlot, 25 % Cabernet Franc
Density of plantation: 5500 & 6 500 plants per hectare
Vineyard management: Double Guyot pruning – Manual deleafing – Crop thinning before color change – Integrated pest management
Harvest
Since the 2002 vintage, the introduction of a new harvest reception system has enabled us to take even greater care of the selection and handling of the grape bunches. After a painstaking selection in the vines, the best bunches are taken in small-sized crates to the vat cellar entrance. These are then carefully tipped on to a sorting table, where a team of 6 to 8 people removes any berries that are of lesser quality. After a gentle de-stemming, the berries are then sorted by 10 people who discard any berries which have not reached perfect ripeness. The crop is then placed in small 3 hectoliter stainless steel containers and emptied into the new stainless steel fermentation vats by gravity. Canon thereby avoids any aggressive handling of the crop through pumps and pipes.
Merlot: From Sept. 19th to 21st (the young vines) - From Sept. 22nd to 29th
Cabernet Franc: September 29th & 30th
Merlot: From Sept. 19th to 21st (the young vines) - From Sept. 22nd to 29th
Cabernet Franc: September 29th & 30th
Vinification
- Alcoholic fermentation during 10 days
- Maceration for 15 days in double walled stainless steel vats integrating a thermoregulation system with three daily pump-overs of half or the whole of the volume of the vat
- Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel vats and in barrels
- Ageing in barrels, 60 % of which are brand new, racking every three months through the small bunghole at the bottom of the barrel, fining with fresh egg whites and no filtering
- Coopers: Darnajou, Demptos, Saint Martin, Seguin Moreau, Sylvain, Tonnellerie Bordelaise…
- Maceration for 15 days in double walled stainless steel vats integrating a thermoregulation system with three daily pump-overs of half or the whole of the volume of the vat
- Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel vats and in barrels
- Ageing in barrels, 60 % of which are brand new, racking every three months through the small bunghole at the bottom of the barrel, fining with fresh egg whites and no filtering
- Coopers: Darnajou, Demptos, Saint Martin, Seguin Moreau, Sylvain, Tonnellerie Bordelaise…
