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Saint-Estèphe
Wine region
TypeAppellation d'origine contrôlée
Year established1936
CountryFrance
Part ofBordeaux, Médoc
Climate regionOceanic climate
Total area1200 hectares
Varietals producedCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Petit Verdot, Malbec
Wine produced70,000 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.

Wine

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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]

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Winemaking styles

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Estates

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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

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Sources

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  • Saint-Estèphe Bordeaux.com, Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) (in French)
Footnotes
  1. ^ winemega.com. "Saint-Estèphe".
  2. ^ Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. pp. p.479. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. p.191-192. ISBN 1-84000-927-6. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  4. ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. "Saint-Estephe".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)