User:Murgh/Saint-Estèphe AOC
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| Saint-Estèphe (Wine Region) | |
| Appellation type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1936 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Bordeaux, Médoc |
| Climate region | Oceanic climate |
| Total area | 1200 hectares |
| Varietals produced | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Petit Verdot, Malbec |
| Wine produced | 70,000 hectolitres |
Saint-Estèphe is an AOC for wine made in the commune of Saint-Estèphe in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of Dordogne. Vineyards are located kilometers to the northwest of Bordeaux, near . The area covers 1200 hectares, annually producing on average 70,000 hectolitres of wine.
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[edit] Wine
The grape varieties of Saint-Estèphe are % Cabernet Sauvignon, with % Merlot and % Petit Verdot, Malbec.
limestone, gravels, echinoderm fossils and quartz mingled at the surface to a light sandy earth.[1]
[edit] Winemaking styles
[edit] Estates
| Seconds crus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Château Cos d'Estournel | Château Montrose | |
| Troisièmes crus | ||
| Château Calon-Ségur | ||
| Quatrièmes crus | ||
| Château Lafon Rochet | ||
| Cinquièmes Crus | ||
| Château Cos Labory | ||
| Cru Bourgeois | ||
| Château Beau-Site | Château Haut-Marbuzet | Château Meyney |
| Château Les Ormes de Pez | Château de Pez | Château Phélan-Ségur |
| Château Le Boscq |
[edit] Sources
- Saint-Estèphe Bordeaux.com, Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) (French)
- Footnotes
- ^ winemega.com. Saint-Estèphe.
- ^ Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd., p.479.
- ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley, p.191-192. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.
- ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. Saint-Estephe.
