Château Canon is a 34-hectare estate located in Saint-Émilion , Bordeaux . It is classified Premier Grand Cru Classé B in the latest Saint-Émilion wine classifications. In 1760, the frigate lieutenant and privateer with the eponymous name - Jacques Kanon, originally from Blayais - acquired the Domaine de Saint-Martin thanks to the profits of the races he carried out on behalf of Louis XV at the expense of English ships. . He immediately undertook the construction of an elegant residence in the vicinity of which he developed the monoculture of the vine on all these plots, a very rare strategy at that time. Later in 1919, the Fournier family took over the reins of the château before handing it over to Chanel in 1996 . Château Canon occupies a limestone terrace facing south-west, at an altitude of 87 meters where Merlot and Cabernet Franc are grown.
Croix Canon is the second wine of Château Canon. It is made from the 11 hectares of plots surrounding the chapel of Mazerat as well as young vines from the hillside of Saint-Emilion. It is a predominantly Merlot blend, supplemented with Cabernet Franc. The wine is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels , with a small proportion of new barrels.
Grapes, Merlot, Cabernet Franc