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Appellation Saint-Julien Contrôlée

What does Saint-Julien mean on the label of a wine bottle?

Saint-Julien is a small wine-growing region of Bordeaux in the south-west of France. Saint-Julien is an appellation on the Médoc peninsula. You can find this appellation on the wine label. The Saint-Julien wine-growing region includes only the municipality of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle.

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-Julien is located on the left bank of the Gironde - the Médoc.

Wine is grown around the municipality of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle. Consequently, the wineries that have their vineyards in this area belong to the Saint-Julien appellation. The designation "Appellation Saint-Julien Contrôlée" is then mentioned on the label of a wine bottle.

AOC Saint-Julien: 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-Julien appellation also belong to this classification.

These well-known Bordeaux wineries are part of the Saint-Julien Contrôlée appellation:

2ème Grand Cru Classé

  • Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
  • Château Gruaud-Larose
  • Château Léoville-Barton
  • Château Léoville las Cases
  • Château Léoville-Poyferré

3ème Grand Cru Classé

  • Château Lagrange
  • Château Langoa-Barton

4ème Grand Cru Classé

  • Château Beychevelle
  • Château Talbot
  • Château Branaire-Ducru
  • Château Saint-Pierre

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