Saint-Estèphe
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- For the commune in Dordogne, see Saint-Estèphe, Dordogne.
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Commune of Saint-Estèphe |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Pauillac |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Centre Médoc |
| Mayor | Roger Couratin-Perlemoine (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–31 m (avg. 13 m) |
| Land area¹ | 23.54 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,799 |
| - Density | 76/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33395/ 33180 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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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 60 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.
[edit] Selection Saint-Estèphe vineyards
- Château Calon-Ségur
- Château Cos d'Estournel
- Château Haut-Marbuzet
- Château Lafon-Rochet
- Château Marbuzet
- Château Meyney
- Château Montrose
- Château de Pez
- Château Les Ormes-de-Pez
- Château Phélan Ségur
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