Croix Canon Saint Émilion Grand Cru

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Wine Description

Croix Canon is crafted with precision and care. In the cellar, the gravity-flow fermenting room allows for gentle yet thorough extraction. Made primarily from Merlot grapes with some Cabernet Franc, the wine is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 10% of whichis new.

"Tasted blind. Quite pale; quite a simple colour. Tea-leaf aroma. Not that concentrated but nicely balanced. Very fresh – as though it’s trying to play that card! Canon? Lots on the finish." – 18 out of 20 points
— Jancis Robinson, Feb 2022

“The 2018 Croix Canon is a total pleasure to taste today. Sumptuous and inviting, with so much appeal, Croix Canon is a fabulous wine to drink now and over the next decade, maybe more. Soft curves, silky tannins and pliant fruit give the 2018 so much charm. Dark plum, spice, new leather, rose petal and mint all wrap around the juicy finish. In a word: exquisite.”
— Vinous, Mar 2021

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Soil composition

Calcareous and Clay-Loam

Vines/acre:

2,600 - 2,880

Yield/acre:

35 hl/ha tons

Exposure:

Southwestern

Harvest time:

September October

Bottles produced of this wine:

420,000

Maceration length:

Varietal composition:

65% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

14 days

Fermentation temperature:

82 °F

Maceration technique:

Punchdown and Pumpovers

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Type of aging container:

Barriques

Size of aging container:

225L

Type of oak:

French

Length of aging before bottling:

18 months

Age of Aging Container:

10% new

Total SO2

pH level:

3.74

Acidity:

2.95 g/L

Alcohol:

14.2 %

Dry extract:

28.9 g/L

Total SO2

Residual sugar:

0.4 g/L

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