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Saint Estephe, Bordeaux
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SAINT-ESTEPHE,
BORDEAUX WINE REGIONS LEFT BANK
BORDEAUX WINES FRANCE |
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Saint-Estephe
Situation and soil
about Saint-Estephe region
The Saint-Estèphe wine commune is located halfway between the city of Bordeaux and the estuary of the Gironde, right after
Pauillac. Saint-Estèphe's geographic location is the most northern out of the six communal
AOC of the
Medoc. Geologically,
Saint-Estèphe's soil is characterized by a remarkable diversity: limestone, gravels, echinoderm fossils and quartz mingled at the surface to a
light sandy earth, which gives a typical smoothness to the wines.
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Characteristics about
Saint-Estephe appellation
Closed and
austere with little bouquet, the Saint
Estephe wines generally require a long ageing before revealing all their
richness and potential. The appellation
Saint Estephe has five
Classified Growths and 40 "Crus Bourgeois". |
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Main properties of the appellation Saint Estephe
The non exhaustive list of the appellation's best properties includes
Chateaus:
Cos
d'Estournel,
Haut Marbuzet,
Montrose,
Calon Ségur, Meyney,
Phélan Ségur, de Pez,
Lafon Rochet and Ormes de
Pez. |
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Varietals and technical data about Saint-Estephe appellation
With a total surface of 1230 ha, the average production, almost exclusively in red, is of approx. 65000 hl.
Average yields about Saint-Estephe
appellation: 53
hl/ha.
Type of vines about Saint-Estephe
appellation:
Cabernet
Sauvignon,
Merlot,
Cabernet
Franc,
Petit Verdot.
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