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Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe is a true "terroir" wine. The influence of the soil, gravels as usual and more clays than in Médoc, can be experienced when tasting a Saint-Estèphe wine. Although Pauillac is just close-by, Saint-Estèphe wines are different.
Saint-Estèphe wines are very colored, earthy, firm, robust and tannic. They reach their maturity slower than other Médoc wines.
Saint-Estèphe hosts 5 Grands Crus Classés (great growths) such as Château Montrose and Château Cos d'Estournel
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Saint-Estèphe wine information:

Appellation:	5 Grands Crus Classés Appellation Saint-Estèphe Controlée About 50 crus bourgeois
Location:	North part of Médoc, close to Pauillac
Places:	Saint-Estèphe
Soil:	Gravel Clay Sand
Size:	1,200 ha (3,000 acres)
Vineyards:	155 vine growers
Production:	9 million bottles
Grapes in Saint-Estèphe:	Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère, Malbec
Type of wine:	Tannic full-body red wine
Age:	5 to 30 years and even more !
Vintages: (recommended)	2005, 2003, 2000, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1986, 1983, 1970
Aromas:	Black currant Red fruits Toast
Food:	Red meat Game
Saint-Estèphe Wine and Cheese:	Saint Nectaire Edam Gouda Next: Pauillac