Collection: Appellation Saint-Estèphe Contrôlée
What does Saint-Estèphe mean on the label of a wine bottle?
Saint-Estèphe is a small wine-growing region of Bordeaux in the south-west of France. Saint-Estèphe is an appellation on the Médoc peninsula. You can find this appellation on the wine label. The Saint-Estèphe wine-growing region includes only the municipality of Saint-Estèphe.
Read also: What is an appellation?
The Bordeaux wine-growing region is divided into the left bank and right bank of the Gironde. Gironde is a river that flows into the Atlantic, but also a department in the same area. Bordeaux is also a city and the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Let's look again at the Gironde river at its mouth in the Atlantic. There the river divides an area that is world famous for wine growing in Bordeaux. Saint-Estèphe is located on the left bank of the Gironde - the Médoc.
Wine is grown around the municipality of Saint-Estèphe. Consequently, the wineries that have their vineyards in this area belong to the Appellation Saint-Estèphe. The designation "Appellation Saint-Estèphe Contrôlée" is then listed on the label of a wine bottle.
AOC Saint-Estèphe: This is an alternative spelling. AOC stands for Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée and means controlled designation of origin.
Following the Bordeaux classification of Médoc wineries in 1855, wineries from the Saint-Estèphe appellation also belong to this classification.
These well-known Bordeaux wineries are part of the Saint-Estèphe Contrôlée appellation:
2ème Grand Cru Classé
- Château Cos d'Estournel
- Château Montrose
3ème Grand Cru Classé
4ème Grand Cru Classé
5ème Grand Cru Classé
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