2020 Château Canon Saint Emilion 750 ml

The 2020 Château Canon is in a category of one. In an exceptional vintage, Canon is the ONLY 2020 Right Bank Bordeaux to score a perfect 100 points from both Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and Vinous. Neither Le Pin ($4,000+) or Petrus ($4,500+)—nor anyone else in Pomerol or Saint Émilion—can match that.

“The 2020 Canon is a wine of mind-blowing purity and nuance,” wrote Antonio Galloni of Vinous. “It has been nothing less than thrilling on the three occasions I have tasted it so far.”

Château Canon began in the early 18th century as a 30-acre clos (enclosed vineyard), and was purchased in 1760 by privateer Jacques Kanon. It’s located on the prestigious limestone hillsides known as the côtes, which are known for producing the region’s top wines: reds of early austerity and restraint that blossom into power and complexity. Robert Parker himself even classified Canon as one of just two côtes wines that could challenge Classé “A” Château Ausone for “complexity and sheer class.” 

The property’s modern era began in 1996, when it was acquired by the Wertheimer family, owners of the Chanel group. Unsurprisingly, the family has put great care and capital into the property, replanting the vineyards, and renovating the chai where the wines are aged. As a result, the property’s performance in the last two decades has been unprecedented: According to Wine Advocate, eleven of the top twelve Canon wines of all time come from the last decade and a half.

But the 2020 might just stand alone, with Wine Advocate’s William Kelley calling it “this estate's finest wine since the post-war period” and “worth a special effort to track down and cellar.”