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Members of the-wine-guide can vote on the overall quality of a wine and a wine's rating is an average of the votes. You should view this as a rule of thumb. Like a movie review, you may love one film for certain qualities but someone else watching the exact same film may loth it for the same reasons. If a three star wine has a flavor profile that appeals to you, you should give it a shot. But you may want to give one star wines with many votes a miss.

flavor

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The place where a wine is grown. The place of origin is important because like coffee, a grape varietal will pick up distinct set of flavor characteristics based on the soil or climate of the region it is grown in. In Europe this is called terroir, and it is considered so important it is the foundation of their entire naming system.

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A varietal is the type of grape used to make the wine. Each varietal of grape has its own climate that it likes to grow in and a distinct flavor. The type of grape used to make a wine is largely responsible for how a wine will taste. So a bottle of Cabernet from California will have similar characteristics to a Cab from South Africa.

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body

The 'mouth-feel' of a wine. Can range from light, medium to full-bodied. A full bodied wine would be very rich, heavy and dense in character like a dark earl grey tea or a steak dinner. A light bodied wine would be refreshing like chrysanthemum tea or a salad.

Saint-Émilion Classifications

(wine 101, classifications, st emillion, old world wines)

by The Wine Guide

Unlike the wines of the Médoc and Sauternes, the classification of Saint-Émilion gets revised every 10 years or so. Previous re-evaluations of the classification has happened in 1955, 1969, 1986, 1996, 2006. There are three rankings, Premiers Grands Crus Classés A, Premiers Grands Crus Classés B, and Grands Crus Classés. 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". Grand Cru is an appellation mark of quality, and is not seen to be of the same quality as a Grand Cru Classé.

Premiers grands crus classés A or 1er Grand Cru Classé
Château Ausone 
Château Cheval Blanc

Premiers grands crus classés B
Château Angélus 
Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) 
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Belair Monange 
Château Canon 
Château Figeac
Clos Fourtet 
Château La Gaffelière 
Château Magdelaine
Château Pavie 
Château Trottevieille

Grands crus classés

Château Balestard la Tonnelle 
Château Bellevue
Château Bergat
Château Berliquet 
Château Cadet Bon
Château Cadet Piola
Château Canon-la-Gaffelière 
Château Cap de Mourlin 
Château Chauvin
Château Corbin
Château Corbin Michotte 
Château Dassault
Château Faurie de Souchard
Château Fonplégade 
Château Fonroque
Château Franc Mayne 
Château Grand Mayne 
Château Grand Pontet
Château Guadet Saint-Julien
Château Haut Corbin 
Château Haut Sarpe
Château L'Arrosée 
Château La Clotte 
Château La Couspaude
Château La Dominique 
Château La Marzelle
Château La Serre
Château La Tour Figeac 
Château La Tour du Pin Figeac (Giraud-Bélivier)
Château La Tour du Pin Figeac (Moueix)
Château Laniote
Château Larcis Ducasse
Château Larmande
Château Laroque
Château Laroze
Château Le Prieuré
Château Les Grandes Murailles
Château Matras
Château Moulin du Cadet
Château Pavie-Decesse
Château Pavie-Macquin
Château Petit Faurie de Soutard
Château Pipeau
Château Saint-Georges-Côte-Pavie
Château Soutard
Château Tertre Daugay
Château Troplong Mondot
Château Villemaurine
Château Yon Figeac
Clos de l'Oratoire
Clos des Jacobins
Clos Saint-Martin
Couvent des Jacobins

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