{"product_id":"chateau-canon-saint-emilion-2014","title":"Chateau Canon, Saint-Emilion, 2014","description":"Saint-Émilion's limestone plateau makes the appellation's most aromatic, mineral-driven wines, and Château Canon sits right on it, just outside the village — a Premier Grand Cru Classé from arguably the best address on the hill. The rock here is asteriated limestone, porous enough to soak up rainwater and release it slowly, so the vines ripen evenly rather than in a rush; look closely and you can see fossil shells, starfish, oysters and sea urchins in the stone. Thousands of clay cracks run through that limestone holding water, and the house credits the capillary action of the clay for the freshness that runs through its wines. The plateau also dictates what gets planted: Merlot picks up a refined freshness from the porous rock, while late-ripening Cabernet Franc gains structure and staying power. Everything is managed plot by plot, with meticulous selection, and the grand vin is the cream skimmed off the top of that work. Under the Wertheimer family of Chanel since 1996, this is one of the right bank's most aristocratic estates, and a classic claret for the cellar.","brand":"Acker Merrall \u0026 Condit [AC]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46531324018745,"sku":"NYC-A-AKALASKA0926-091726-19-2","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Chateau-Canon-Saint-Emilion-2014-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1789722074","url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/chateau-canon-saint-emilion-2014","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}