Tasted at the Chateau Canon vertical, the 1964 Canon is a gorgeous Right Bank wine that now might seem a little elegiac, yet it is descending from a very high peak. Still quite deep in color, the nose is well defined, a little rubbery perhaps with dried fig, sloes and melted tar. There is something warm and welcoming here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, supple in the mouth and after half-a-century, still full of freshness. It is not a complex Canon and it is not in the same league as the 1964 Figeac or 1964 Cheval Blanc. Whilst there is a touch of dryness on the finish, there is commendable weight and extant presence, adorned with black cherry, fig and a hint of salted licorice on the finish. Drink it over the next decade. Tasted October 2015.

One of the best wines I have ever tasted from this vintage. Lovely and complete in every way: full-bodied, with plummy, meaty aromas and flavors and velvety tannins. Delicious, caressing finish.--Canon vertical. -JS

One of the finest wines made at Canon during the sixties, this full-bodied, rich, still vigorous, and opulent wine has a roasted, spicy, tar, and plummy bouquet, heady, alcoholic flavors, and considerable length. There's more muscle than finesse to this vintage of Canon. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 4/91.