Andrew Jefford: Dark black-red. Very fine fruit qualities come singing from the glass: pure, ripe black cherry and fresh plum, with a little blackberry sweetness behind. A classically Burgundian Canon, in sum. Vivid, fresh, clean, lively, and long on the palate. You could argue that 2012 is a vintage that should be based on fruit above all... If so, here it is, in concentrated yet graceful form. There are some soft backing tannins and penetrating if rounded acidity to lift the wine, too, and it has remarkable aromatic finesse. Very impressive, stylish Canon with huge fruit penetration. 2018–26. 93