James Suckling 97 Points: Lots of crunchy red cherries and blue plums followed by violets, fresh sage and Christmas spices with baking spice and coconuts. Medium- to full-bodied with superb fine-grained, racy tannins and beautifully refreshing acidity that gives it an edge. Gorgeous finesse and elegance with harmony and precision. Delightful, too. Already drinkable, but give this a few more years to come around. Try after 2026, and it should be beautiful for a long time.

Wine Advocate 95 Points: The 2021 Canon opens in the glass with a pure bouquet of raspberries, cherries and plums mingled with pretty top notes of iris, licorice, mint and sweet spices. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's fleshy and sensual, with a deep and seamless core of fruit framed by ultra-refined tannins, a bright spine of acidity and a long, mineral finish. With an impressively low finished pH of 3.37, it was taken out of barrel a month earlier than usual and saw no fining—as has been the case since 2010.