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Bordeaux — Saint-Émilion

(wine regions, bordeaux, france)

by The Wine Guide

photo by skyline-photo

Saint-Émilion tasting profile:

Principal grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, some Cabernet Sauvignon
Style: Rich, Fruity, Ripe
Noteworthy: Chateau Angelus, Chateau Ausone, and Cheval Blanc call this area home.
Best Vintages: 2003, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1990, 1982.

The Wines

Saint-Émilion, is an ancient town rich in wine history. Wine seeps into every corner of St Emilion, so much so that even the local Church is built like a cellar, hewn out of solid rock. St Emilion's wine reputation is based upon it's terroir. With a growing season too short and soils too damp for Cabernet Sauvignon, this famous Bordeaux variety does not flourish here like other regions. Instead the voluptuous Merlot and Cabernet Franc dominate, creating plump, fruity, almost sweet wines, yet still retain the dark, ruby red color and complexities of premiere Bordeaux. The wines of St Emilion are more easily approachable for people who may find the wines of the Medoc too dry and stern.

Rankings

Unlike the Chateau of the Haut Medoc, wines here are not permanently ranked and classified into "growths". Instead the wines must pass a strict tasting examination before being promoted (or demoted as sometimes happens) into the various vineyard ranks, once every ten years. The rankings of Saint-Émilion are, in order of highest to lowest: Premiers Grands Crus Classés A, Premiers Grands Crus Classés B,  Grands Crus Classés, and Grand Cru AOC. The Chateau ranked Grands Crus Classés should not be confused with the two hundred other wineries in Saint-Émilion that carry the designation of "Grand Cru" or "Grand Cru AOC". Grand Cru is an appellation mark of quality, and is not seen to be of the same quality as a Grand Cru Classé.

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