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The appellation Saint-Estèphe is the most northern of the eight appellations of the Medoc, on the Rive gauche of Bordeaux. Its vineyard is located on the eponymous commune and constitutes an enclave between Pauillac to the south, from which it is separated by a simple stream, and Haut-Médoc to the north. It covers an area of nearly 1200 hectares of vines for a production of about 70,000 hectoliters of red wine.

A total of 5 Grands Crus Classés in 1855 are located in Saint-Estèphe. Benefiting from a terroir of gravelly hilltops slightly more clayey than the other AOCs, the wines of Saint-Estèphe are mostly powerful and robust, but they also show a great finesse very well combined with their fleshy structure.

What are the typical characteristics of the Saint-Estèphe appellation?

The vineyard of Saint-Estèphe is based on gravel soils which offer several advantages: a natural drainage of the soil, which avoids that water stagnates on the surface, a storage of solar heat which is restored to the vine once the night falls, and finally the gravels preserve the humidity necessary for the vine. The presence of clayey layers favors a good resistance of the vines to hydric stress in years of strong drought. Another specificity is the presence of marine limestone which outcrops in some places of the appellation.

These soils allow several grape varieties to flourish: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for the most part, as well as to a lesser extent Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

  • The Cabernet Sauvignon brings to the wines aromas of blackcurrant, black fruits and menthol. Moreover, it predestines them for ageing thanks to the structured and fleshy tannins it gives them.
  • The second major grape variety is Merlot, which appreciates gravelly soils but also clay-limestone soils that offer better water regulation. As a result, its proportion is quite high at Saint-Estèphe, where it attenuates the tannic dimension of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blends and brings aromas of fleshy red fruits and plum.
  • In smaller proportions, Cabernet Franc gives the wines aromatic freshness and elegant tannins.
  • Petit Verdot is also in the minority, and brings color and aromatic bouquet to the wines.

What are the emblematic properties of the appellation Saint-Estèphe?

The appellation Saint-Estèphe includes a total of 5 Grands Crus Classés in 1855:

  • 2 Sec Grands Crus Classés : Château Cos d'Estournel, Château Montrose
  • 1 Third Grand Cru Classé : Château Calon Ségur
  • 1 Fourth Grand Cru Classé : Château Lafon-Rochet
  • 1 Fifth Grand Cru Classé

The care we take when receiving wines in our cellars enables us to detect bottles with imperfections (dirty or faded labels, damaged capsules, etc.). In such cases, they are systematically set aside and never put online! Our preparation team selects only bottles with perfect presentation for your orders!

It is these bottles with slight external defects that we present to you in the "Existe en imparfaite" selection. These bottles are, of course, of "irreproachable" gustatory quality, but suffer from slight defects on the label or cap. We therefore offer them at a preferential price, making the pleasure of tasting them even more affordable.

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