Type:Ruby red
Nose:Nice mix of red and black fruits, tobacco, mocha
Taste:Powerful and elegant attack, balanced mid-palate, long finish confirming the aromas of the nose
Dishes suggestions:Red meat, game
To drink from:2018
To drink until:2025
Service Temperature:17°C

Saint-Estèphe wines are powerful, concentrated and rich, with sometimes austere, gritty tannins in their youth, and hallmark notes of cassis, tobacco, cigar box and crushed stone.

These full-bodied blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot can age extremely well.

Saint-Estèphe is situated in the northern end of Bordeaux's Haut-Médoc, with grapes grown on gravel soils atop a clay base. The soils here have poor drainage, which delays ripening, and often results in wines with higher acidity than those from further south in the Médoc.