The vineyard is located in the south-west of the historic centre of Saint-Émilion(Bordeaux) in the area of the same name. The estate was acquired in 1760 by Jacques Kanon (a privateer), who named it "Clos St-Martin" after a nearby church. He sold it ten years later to the négociant Raymond Fontémoing, who named the estate after a property he owned called Château Canon (i.e. not after the first owner). But it was not until the 1853 vintage that the great-granddaughter used this name on the label. The estate was finally acquired by André Fournier in 1919. In 1996, Eric Fournier then sold it to the Wertheimer family (owners of Chanel), who also owned Château Rauzan-Ségla in the Médoc. As part of the purchase, the vineyards of Château Curé-Bon were also annexed and highly classified.
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