Château Canon
Originally a small vineyard planted around St-Martin Church by Jaen Biès in the early 18th century, the property was called Clos St-Martin, sold in 1760 to Jacques Kanon, probably the source of the Canon name. A real closure, the original 12-hectare vineyard was surrounded by a wall, which Kanon expanded by acquiring seven small surrounding vineyards. He sold it in 1770 at great profit to Raymond Fontémoing, a leading dealer from Libournais. Still called Clos St-Martin, the name was not changed until 1853 when the modern name was taken, to the fury of the owners of Château Canon de Fronsac.
Bought by André Fournier in 1919, the property remained in the Fournier family successfully until vineyard disease problems arose in the early 1990s, and was sold to the Wertheimer family in 1996.
The walled vineyard of Château Canon lies at the entrance to Saint-Emilion. It extends into the centre of the village, where Château Canon owns land adjacent to the Couvent des Cordeliers on the Rue de la Porte Brunet.
Surrounded by housing, this unique 1,500 square metre plot is ploughed by horse and is hand-harvested in traditional style. Planted for Merlot and with Premier Grand Cru Classé status, its grapes are used in the making of the estate’s Grand Vin.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 105882
