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The June 2023 Auction: Part 2

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Auction Ends: 6/8/2023 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #140. Canon 1983

Description: Consists of 1 Bottle, 0.75L
Score: 93+ JG.
"I did not have an opportunity to taste the 1983 Canon when I was preparing my historical feature on this fine estate a couple of years ago, but was delighted to drink a bottle during my most recent visit to the region to taste the 2012 vintage. I had mentioned to the team at Canon when I made my appointment to taste during En Primeur that I wanted to write this article and asked if it would be possible to taste a bottle of their ’83 after tasting the new vintage, and they most graciously provided a bottle to be shared at dinner later in the week. This type of generosity is a bit out of the ordinary in my experience in the region. In any event, this is a brilliant vintage of Canon, offering up a deep and beautifully complex nose of red and black cherries, menthol, nutskins, a touch of lavender, black truffles, a superb signature of soil, gentle notes of cigar smoke and a discreet base of new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and very soil-driven, with a fine core of fruit, melting tannins and great backend energy on the focused, classy and very long finish. This is a glorious example of Canon and one of my favorite Right Bank wines in the 1983 vintage. Great juice." John Gilman, View From the Cellar #47, Oct 2013
Provenance: The La Palma Cellar
Notes: Base neck, scuffed capsule, very lightly wrinkled and very lightly bin soiled.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $100

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