Saint-Estèphe
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- For the commune in Dordogne, see Saint-Estèphe, Dordogne.
Saint-Estèphe is a village and commune on the left bank of the Garonne estuary in the Gironde département of south-west France, that produces red wine.
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[edit] Geography
The village lies 20 km north-west of Bordeaux.
[edit] Wine
Saint-Estèphe is best known as the northernmost, and one of the four major wine growing appellations of the Médoc. The area is separated from Château Lafite-Rothschild in Pauillac to the south by the Jalle de Breuil stream and its vineyards cover around 12 km² on the banks of the Garonne.
The layers of gravel on top of clay lead to comparatively poor drainage, and the harvest is one of the latest of the whole region, although this water retention can be of use in vintages of low rainfall. The wines are distinctive and age extremely well, but often lack the finesse of the commune's southerly neighbours.
[edit] Selection Saint-Estèphe vineyards
- Château Calon-Ségur
- Château Cos d'Estournel
- Château Haut-Marbuzet
- Château Lafon-Rochet
- Château Marbuzet
- Château Meyney
- Château Montrose Competed in Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986, and French Culinary Institute Wine Tasting of 1986
- Château de Pez
- Château Phélan-Ségur
